Maritime transport remains the only industry with a formally recognised global minimum wage, in place for seafarers since 1958. ILO’s 2006 Maritime Labour Convention, mandates that the minimum monthly ...

Seafarers officially recognised as ‘key workers’ after successful Geneva negotiations The Seafarers’ Group at the ILO led by ...

Meeting for the first time since their election at Congress in October 2024, members of the ITF Women Transport Workers’ ...

Crossing Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, the Bi-Oceanic Corridor is expected to contribute to sustainable development in South America’s Southern Cone by reducing transport costs and ...

The agreement lays the groundwork for a legally binding global framework to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping, with the goal of reaching net-zero by around 2050 – and, crucially, it ...

Under the new CBA, 186,000 employees have achieved wage increases above expected inflation and significant improvements to ...

Argentinian confederations CGT and CTA, of which a number of ITF affiliates are members in Argentina, called for a 36-hour ...

In a huge win for International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliate, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ), the ...

Stop the Military Attacks and the Weaponisation of Earthquake Disaster Relief! We, members of the Council of Global Unions ...

A flag of convenience (FOC) vessel is one that flies the flag of a country other than the country of ownership. Ships must be registered with a single country, even though they often operate in ...

Britain’s most hated boss, P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite has dropped off the panel of an industry event following public pressure from the international labour movement and U.S. government ...