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Two years ago, the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU) and Danish Shipping signed a historic collective agreement that, for the first time, extended to Ukrainian officers and ratings working on vessels of the Danish International Ship Register (DIS).
On 12 October 2025, the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship EILEEN sank in the Black Sea near Bulgaria. Ten seafarers were rescued hours before the ship finally sank 140 nautical miles off Varna.
Вже втретє Профспілка робітників морського транспорту України (ПРМТУ) спільно з Посольством України в Республіці Сінгапур, сінгапурськими морськими профспілками SMOU та SOS, а також Міжнародною радою морських судновласників (IMEC) та ASP провела Український морський захід у Сінгапурі.
As part of the cooperation between the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and the Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU), a Round Table “Steps of Ukraine towards ratification of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)” was held.
