ITF urges global seafarer vaccination to prevent crew crisis

  As the race between the virus and vaccine continues, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF),…

Gulf of Guinea becoming bay of blood, says ITF

  The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has condemned last week’s pirate attack in which a…

ITF to support Nigerian seafarers’ secure jobs on foreign ships

  The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has promised to support Nigerian seafarers secure employment on…

ITF helped recover more than $1.7m owed seafarers

  Member unions of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have helped recover more than $1.7…

ITF, IMEC donate $0.5m to Singapore crew change fund

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) have contributed…

ITF repatriates fatigued bulker crew members

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has managed to repatriate the fatigued crew members of…

ITF, Global Cruise Lines reach deal on repatriating hundreds of crew members stuck at sea 

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Global Cruise Lines have reached an agreement today…

Enough is enough: ITF asks seafarers to stop work over delayed crew change

  The International Maritime Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has taken the unprecedented move of telling the…

ITF: Enough is enough! Hundreds of seafarers to start leaving ships

  Seafarers are going to start enforcing their right to stop working, leave ships and return…

ITF says COVID-19 is no excuse to cut seafarers’ wages

  At a time when seafarers are keeping the world moving, COVID-19 cannot be used as…

ITF launches $1.23m fund to support seafarers impacted by Covid-19

  A UK-based charity the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) is launching a USD1.23 million emergency fund…

ITF wants Maersk to protect workers during the COVID-19 crisis

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation is calling on A.P. Moller–Maersk to protect its seafarers and…