As part of the Marrakech Policy adopted at the 46th ITF Congress in 2024, the Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Turkish trade union DAD-DER, also known as MESA (Marine Employees' Solidarity Association).
The document was officially signed during a meeting of the leaders of both organizations.
This cooperation is aimed at improving the labour conditions of Ukrainian seafarers working on ships managed or owned by Turkish companies covered by the IBF ITF/DAD-DER agreements.
The number of the Union's international partners is constantly growing — this is the 15th memorandum, which opens up additional opportunities for the protection of labour rights and social guarantees of Ukrainian seafarers.
“Expanding international cooperation is one of the MTWTU's key priorities. Each new memorandum provides additional guaranteesfor Ukrainian seafarers, better working conditions, social protection and new opportunities for professional development. Cooperation with internationalpartners enables us to better protect the interests of our members and open up new horizons. And we are not stopping - we have even more initiatives ahead tosupport Ukrainian seafarers,” said Oleg Grygoriuk, MTWTU Chairman.
