WISTA Sweden webinar: Ian Urbina on lawless oceans – Invisibility is the fundamental problem
On April 16th, WISTA Sweden hosted a webinar where journalist Ian Urbina – Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times investigating reporter, author of best-selling book The Outlaw Ocean and founder of the Outlaw Ocean Project – spoke about the dark side of commercial activities on the oceans.
With...
RMT statement on Irish Ferries commencing services on the Dover to Calais route
Maritime Union RMT has raised serious concerns over today’s announcement that Irish Ferries will commence a service on the Dover – Calais route. Irish Ferries is a well known operator with a proven reputation for exploiting overseas Seafarers.
RMT has today written to Irish Ferries seeking a meeting to outline the unions concerns surrounding employment practices and the threat that this development poses to...
The Federal Court of Australia has handed a major legal victory to ten Australian seafarers who undertook a two-month sit-in to prevent their vessel, the MV Portland, from being replaced by foreign…