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The ITF has been helping seafarers since 1896 and today represents the interests of seafarers worldwide, of whom over 600,000 are members of ITF affiliated unions. The ITF is working to improve conditions for seafarers of all nationalities and to ensure adequate regulation of the shipping industry to protect the interests and rights of the workers. The ITF helps crews regardless of their nationality or the flag of their ship (See About this Section for more).
09 Aug 2010
Go-ahead given for flag of convenience policy update
Mexico City Policy ‘addresses long-standing concerns’
Dockers and seafarers’unions have voted to accept an overhaul of the ITF’s flag of convenience (FOC) policy in its first major update since 1998. It will be known as the Mexico City Policy if...
07 Aug 2010
Seafarers ‘bill of rights’ on course to be ratified
Cleo Doumbia-Henry, international director of labour standards at the International Labour Organization, told the seafarers’ section conference on Friday that the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) was on course for ratification.
She reported that...
31 May 2010
ITF condemns Israeli attack on aid ship
The ITF, which represents professional seafarers worldwide, is shocked and appalled by Israeli forces’ attack this morning on the lead ship of a humanitarian aid convoy, the Turkish vessel “Mavi Marmaris”, killing at least ten people.
The ITF...
11 Feb 2010
Justice for Cormorant crew
The ITF today congratulated the Danish authorities for acting to avert a potential miscarriage of justice against three seafarers.
The men – innocent victims of a ship owner who took their passports and abandoned them and their ship – were close...
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