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Initiated by Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine, the meeting among representatives of Great Britain, France, Poland and Turkey, as well as Ukrainian Free Trade Union of Locomotive Engineers and Trade Union of Railwaymen and Transport Constructors of Ukraine took place in Ukraine.

Registration for participation in the Project for seafarers and dockers in Germany is available

Ми продовжуємо розбирати актуальні питання, з якими стикаються наші моряки. Останнім часом. До традиційних проблем невиплати заробітної плати, репатріації та ін. додалися і нові, причиною яким стало слово, яке щоразу незмінне гірко і писати, і читати – війна.

Mariners Medico Guide is the new free medical app from the ITF.

Запорука успішного рейсу - детально прочитаний та ретельно перевірений трудовий контракт

Робота в морі ніколи не вважалася простою - під час рейсу морякам доводиться стикатися із різними непередбачуваними ситуаціями.

A seafarer, whom the company planned to sign off early at his expense, addressed the Trade Union being onboard.

The joint project of MTWTU, ITF SEAFARERS' TRUST, KSMA, and the Lithuanian Maritime Academy continues to enforce ambitious plans.

Unions have welcomed a strong rebuke of Maersk-owned Svitzer Australia by the Fair Work Commission after the court blocked the company’s planned lockout of its entire Australian workforce which was due to begin this Friday. The world’s biggest shipper is being urged to return to the negotiating table to agree a new pay deal for its tug workforce.

The Tanzanian flag has ducked its responsibilities to this seafarer and has replied only once with a holding response to the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF) many queries.

Twenty-six seafarers who are held in Nigeria on charges of oil theft should be freed now, following confirmation from BP that their ship’s load was authorised, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has said.

In April 2022, MTWTU and German trade union ver.di launched a new project. The project is aimed at helping families of seafarers and dockers from Ukraine, who were forced to relocate to Germany due to the war in our country.

Joint ITF Dockers - IDC Press Release

Як ми вже повідомляли, Трастовий фонд моряків ITF, ПРМТУ та НУ «Одеська морська академія» розпочали спільний проєкт, щоб допомогти 32 українським курсантам завершити навчання.

The ITF Seafarers’ Trust, the Marine Transport Workers Union of Ukraine (MTWTU) and Odesa Maritime Academy are delighted to announce the launch of a new initiative to help Ukrainian cadets complete their studies and look to the future.

У січні цього року до Профспілки робітників морського транспорту України надійшов запит від українського моряка, який, перебуваючи на контракті на посаді матроса першого класу (AB), отримав травму – втратив середній та вказівний пальці правої руки. Назвемо його матросом Х.

Last year, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has revealed in figures published today.

About the procedure for departure of seafarers to work on ships