SLAVE LABOUR ON BOARD RUSSIAN SHIPS FIRST-EVER CHARGES TO BE BROUGHT BY ... Business Insider Efforts by crew members to file complaints against the shipowner and its Vladivostok operator led to an inspection by the International Transport Workers Federation ( ITF ) in the Indian port of Kandla last December. According to Igor Kovalchuk, first ...

National Express Group's US 'human rights' record under fire Scoop.co.nz (press release) They will be part of an international delegation joined by colleagues from the Unite, the International Transport Workers ' Federation ( ITF ) and the TWU. The 'name-and-shame' tactics will be based on the recent report, National Express Group's ...

MOROCCAN DOCKERS STRIKE FOR STRANDED SEAFARERS Maritime Global Net (press release) The strike has been called by the Union Marocaine du Travail (UMT), a member of the ITF ( International Transport Workers ' Federation ), and will run from 07:00 to 15:00 tomorrow 11 May to protest at the indifference of the country's maritime affairs ...

Indian ship captain locked up at China port Times of India Captain Adhimoolam Elango, who is from Puducherry, sent an SOS from MV Hussa Alghanim to a friend, Daniel Joseph, who has passed on the information to the director-general of shipping and the International Transport Workers ' Federation ( ITF ), London ...

Deutsche Post investing for growth, says Appel Post and Parcel Led by the UNI Global Union and the International Transport Workers ' Federation , the group issued a white paper yesterday accusing Deutsche Post DHL of avoiding union influences outside Europe and overusing temporary or agency workers. ITF general ...

The Handy Shipping Guide Stranded Tanker Sees Welcome Relief Thanks To Unions The Handy Shipping Guide ... anchored outside the Port of Hull since 20th April together with her Russian and Ukrainian crew, finally saw relief as outstanding wages and a delivery of much needed food arrived onboard following the intervention of the ITF ( International ...

IANS 'Poor training caused Assam boat accident' IANS Nick Bramley, chair of the inland navigation section of International Transport Workers Federation ( ITF ), said in a statement: "This disaster is sadly only the latest in a long series of ferry tragedies in Asia and Africa." "Everything points to poor ...

HULL SHIP'S CREW 'HAS HAD ENOUGH' Maritime Global Net (press release) The ITF ( International Transport Workers ' Federation ) has been called to assist the crew of the Liberian registered 2997GT tanker Leon, which is anchored outside the UK port of Hull. The ITF received calls for assistance when the vessel was alongside ...

CorpWatch.org Sweatships at Sea: Carnival Cruises Pay Below International Standards CorpWatch.org Unfortunately, because the shipping industry is largely unregulated, (workers) wages will normally depend on the kind of contract (they) have signed, notes the International Transport Workers ' Federation ( ITF ) web page for seafarers. The $1.20 an ...

New Draft Code Of Practices Presented To End Unsafe Work Practices Build.ie The International Transport Workers Federation ( ITF ) Inspector for Britain and Ireland, Ken Fleming, said that he hoped the changes will be signed into law quickly. "Not only are the lives of seafarers being jeopardised by being forced to work ...