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На родину возвращаются последние два украинских моряка, которые с 2018 года находились в пиратском плену. Об этом в Twitter сообщил министр иностранных дел Украины Павел Климкин.

Сегодня Профсоюз работников морского транспорта Украины продолжил радовать деток моряков-членов ПРМТУ праздничным представлением «Руслан и Людмила. Новая история».

Dear Friends!

Seasons' Greetings!

So it’s time to sum up the year and set goals for the future.

The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association is a trade and employment organisation for Norwegian controlled companies within the shipping and offshore industry. NSA's members employ over 55,000 seafarers and offshore workers from more than 50 different nations, among which there are a lot of Ukrainian seafarers.

Each year, the Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine jointly with the Welfare Fund MORTRANS congratulates children with Saint Nicholas Day.

The MTWTU invited its members seafarers with their families to a musical play Walk around Odessa.

A meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine with the families of Ukrainian seafarers, detained in Greece, was held at the MTWTU Maritime Information Center.

The number of issues was discussed during the meeting of the ITF Maritime Safety Committee, held in London on 28-29 November 2018.

Recently, there have been a lot of publications on the Internet about the difficulties which seafarers face while crossing the border.

The law of Ukraine, which approved the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, has been submitted for signature to the President, after which its official publication is expected.

Due to the imposing of the martial law by the President of Ukraine in ten regions, as well as in the internal waters of Ukraine in the Azov-Kerch water area, the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine responds to the multiple enquiries from seafarers and their families, our partners and fraternal ITF trade unions on how the new introduction can affect the Ukrainian seafarers, working for foreign employers.

Over the next 3 years, the minimum Basic Wage of the 1st Class Seaman (AB) will be increased by $27.

The MTWTU invites children of the Union members-seafarers to see the New Year show “Ruslan and Ludmila. New Story”.

On November 15, negotiations were held in Odessa between the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine and the Norwegian shipping company Wilson Ship Management.

A three days training on strengthening HIV workplace policies and programmes for maritime sector workers organized by the Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine and International Labor Organization has completed. It was attended by 30 MTWTU members from all over the country, including seafarers and cadets of maritime educational institutions.