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International
Global crew change video campaign launched by unions and employers
Health and safety
Union alarm at operators' attempt to overturn 'Dockers' Clause'
Nautilus news
TUC calls for UK to take lead in urgent action to release up to 200,000 seafarers trapped onboard ships
International
UN must persuade governments to adopt crew changes or face disaster, global maritime leaders warn
Industrial
Still serving seafarers – an ITF inspector adapts to life under the Covid-19 pandemic
Health and safety
Take part in an ITF survey on health protection measures on-board ships in response to Covid-19
Nautilus news
Seafarers should be exempt from mandatory quarantine measures
Health and safety
How to access long-term medications during pandemic
International
ITF message to seafarers: 'we will not give up until you are all safely home'
International
Seafarers take to social media in crew change plea
International
ITF keeps up pressure on free movement for seafarers
Welfare
New ITF statistics show unpaid crew wages remain a significant global problem
Environment
Clearing the air – how unions are working to ensure battery-powered vessels are safe as well as green
International
ITF calls for G20 taskforce to handle seafarer repatriation and crew changes
International
Ruby Princess coronavirus investigators urged to respect fair treatment standards for seafarers
Members at work
Seafarer 'travel certificates' launched
Health and safety
Collective crew changes at designated ports needed to relieve 100,000 'fatigued' seafarers, says Union
International
ITF criticises flag states for failing to protect health during coronavirus
International
Union in cruiseship taskforce assessing industry impact from pandemic
International
ITF demands global rights for transport workers during Covid-19 pandemic
Health and safety
ITF calls for affiliates to share best practices in supporting seafarers during Covid-19 pandemic
International
UN agencies urged to recognise seafarers as key workers during Covid-19 pandemic
Health and safety
Nautilus flags global union support for cruise crew affected by coronavirus pandemic
Health and safety
ITF green lights crew contract extensions
Health and safety
Union joins call for Panama Canal safety talks
Health and safety
Maritime industry urged to heed ITF safety guidance on coronavirus
International
IMO lobbied over fair treatment for seafarers in alleged criminalisation cases
Members at work
Dockers Clause takes effect amid shipping companies' last-ditch protests
Health and safety
New US rule improving seafarers' access to shore leave comes into force in June
Members at work
New Dockers Clause takes effect in ports
Technology
Bright future for Seafarers mapped out in Nautilus podcast
Welfare
ITF and Saudi Arabia join forces to support seafarers
International
Unions call for urgent action on piracy
Health and safety
Union supports UK risk downgrade for Strait of Hormuz shipping
Welfare
Australia bans two bulk carriers for underpaying crew
Nautilus news
Time for shipping to place people higher up the agenda, says Nautilus official
Nautilus news
Union welcomes Iran's release of Stena Impero and remaining crew
Nautilus news
Unions join forces to force bad ship operators out of business
International
ITF slams US plans to deny visas to seafarers on vessels carrying Iranian oil
International
Union welcomes IBF backing for Hormuz high-risk zone
International
International maritime unions and employers start discussions over Strait of Hormuz crisis
International
Nautilus International and ITF call for urgent release of seized British oil tanker and crew
International
Singapore celebrates Day of the Seafarer with new drop-in centre and gift hampers
International
ITF calls for lashing ban for foreign crew on St Lawrence River
International