International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)

ITF condemns Shipping Australia Limited’s opposition to national fleet

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemned Shipping Australia Limited (SAL) for its persistent opposition to the Australian government’s proposal to create a strategic fleet of Australian-flagged vessels.

“SAL, which represents major international shipping lines – including Evergreen, MSC, K-Line, HMM, CMA CGM, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd – seems to be more concerned with the profits of foreign multinationals than with the well-being of Australia’s economy, security, and maritime...

https://container-news.com/itf-condemns-shipping-australia-limiteds-opposition-to-national-fleet/

ITF recovers almost US$120 million in unpaid wages for seafarers since 2020

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) inspectors recovered US$118,529,663 in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022, according to data released on World Maritime Day.

“While we are proud that our inspectors have been successful in recovering almost US$120 million for seafarers in the last three years, it’s unfortunate that we need to address wage underpayments at all. We would prefer to see all seafarers paid in full, and paid on time in the first place,” stated David...

https://container-news.com/itf-recovers-almost-us120-million-in-unpaid-wages-for-seafarers-since-2020/

Seafarers seize ship in Senegal over unpaid salaries

Four seafarers, with the support of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have seized a cargo ship off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, after going months without payment and facing dangers of physical integrity, according to a recent ITF announcement.

The federation said the four crew of the general cargo ship Onda had been battling to have the engine of their vessel repaired, while the port authorities have ignored their requests for help for more than a year.

Acting on behalf of...

https://container-news.com/seafarers-seize-ship-in-senegal-over-unpaid-salaries/

Transport Can Drive The World From The Brink Of Recession!

Credits: Rodrigo Abreu/ Unsplash
  • COVID-19 highlighted the world’s reliance on the transport sector.
  • Moving people, goods and services, the transport sector plays a crucial role in global economies.
  • Transport workers and their unions are calling for action on six demands: safety, sustainability, corporate accountability in supply chains etc.

Transport workers move the world. The COVID-19 pandemic shone a spotlight on this. As the world shut down, transport workers were more visible than ever...

https://mfame.guru/transport-can-drive-the-world-from-the-brink-of-recession/

Unions support Australia’s Commission decision to block Svitzer’s planned lockout

Trade unions have welcomed a strong rebuke of Maersk-owned Svitzer Australia by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after the court blocked the company’s planned lockout of its entire Australian workforce which was due to begin on 18 November.

Australia’s FWC stated that Svitzer’s announcement has caused the Commission to consider making an order on its own initiative to suspend or terminate protected industrial action by Svitzer.

Unions also urge Maersk’s return to negotiating table.

The International...

https://container-news.com/unions-support-australias-commission-decision-to-block-svitzers-planned-lockout/

ITF inspectors recovered US$37.6 million in unpaid wages for seafarers in 2021

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said last year, union ship inspectors recovered more than US$37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers.

ITF noted that 125 inspectors and coordinators of the federation completed 7,265 inspections in 2021 to support seafarers with wage claims and repatriation cases, despite Covid-19 restrictions preventing inspectors’ ability to board ships for much of the year.

“It’s not uncommon for crew to be paid the at the wrong rate by a shipowner, or...

https://container-news.com/itf-inspectors-recovered-us37-6-million-in-unpaid-wages-for-seafarers-in-2021/

Maritime unions support German dockers’ strike over inflation

Leaders of shipping unions gathered in London expressed their solidarity with Germany’s 12,000 dock workers for their recent strike.

The German subsidiary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), ver.di is pushing for an annual, automatic inflation adjustment to be built into a renewed collective agreement with 58 ports and terminals.

“Rising prices for essential living expenses such as energy and food have become an unsustainable burden on German workers, especially for those...

https://container-news.com/maritime-unions-support-german-dockers-strike-over-inflation/

South Korean truckers begin unlimited national strike action

Truck drivers in South Korea have begun today (7 June) unlimited strike action, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which said the impact of this action is already being felt at ports, petrochemical complexes, and other logistics hubs of the country, where freight transport has slowed or stopped.

The ITF-affiliated Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union Cargo Truckers’ Solidarity Division (KPTU-TruckSol) estimates that 15,000 members participated in...

https://container-news.com/south-korean-truckers-begin-unlimited-national-strike-action/

Docker dies after fall at the Ports of Auckland

While details are yet to be confirmed, initial reports indicate that a stevedoring worker died after “a fall from height”, while he was working on the Singaporean-flagged container vessel Capitaine Tasman at the Ports of Auckland in New Zealand, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

“Disappointingly, this is not the first death in recent years to have taken place at the Ports of Auckland,” said ITF president and ITF Dockers’ Section chair, Paddy Crumlin, adding, “It...

https://container-news.com/docker-dies-after-fall-at-the-ports-of-auckland/

Transport unions call for immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian military from Ukraine

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) call for an immediate ceasefire in hostilities, for the conflict to return to the diplomatic level, and respect for international human rights and humanitarian law, following the military escalation in Ukraine.

“All our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. The hearts and minds of transport workers around the world weigh heavily as we witness war breaking out,” said the statement...

https://container-news.com/transport-unions-call-for-immediate-ceasefire-and-withdrawal-of-russian-military-from-ukraine/

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