Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the re-introduction of Safe Rates – a system that guarantees decent pay for all ...

Indian seafarers are set to benefit from a raft of new initiatives to support them in their maritime careers, India’s ...

ITF data shows spiralling ship and seafarer abandonment at worst ever levels - Indian seafarers worst affected with more than ...

Today, Brother Lee Cheuk-yan, General-Secretary of the defunct Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) is facing yet ...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Aviation Services Association (ASA World) congratulate the Royal Schiphol Group for its new tendering procedure to select three ground ...

ITF Maritime Coordinator Jacqueline Smith said: “We’re delighted to be holding our 2026 Seafarers’ Expo event in one of the world’s most important seafaring nations – India. Seafarers move the world ...

In 2019, the first ever international standard on violence and harassment in the world of work was adopted at the International Labour Organization (ILO). The International Labour Organization’s ...

Cabin crew from around the world report that fatigue is a serious issue – but it is not being treated seriously by airlines. That is the core finding of a survey of over 100 cabin crew representatives ...

Severe floods and landslides have swept across Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah and days of relentless rainfall. Entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed, homes buried under mud, and communities ...

The ‘Marrakech Policy’, adopted at the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF) 46th Congress in Marrakech, Morocco, in October 2024, now forms the governing framework for the global ...

Cabotage is the principle of reserving a nation’s domestic maritime commerce for its own citizens. It typically applies to transport of cargo and passengers, as well as marine industrial applications ...

The ITF welcomes the news that Captain Bekavac has been able to return home to Croatia and reunite with his family after a long period of detention. At the same time, we are extremely concerned for ...