Avi Levy, Chairman of the Israel Sea Officers’ Union (ISOU), was a pillar of Israel’s shipping industry who fought to protect ...

Held on April 7, the event was the first time in India that unions, government officials, shipping companies and seafarers’ ...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) joins working people around the world in mourning the passing of Pope ...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) stands in full support of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) in ...

At the 2024 ITF Congress, affiliates unanimously passed a motion that makes clear: every transport worker has a fundamental right to a safe and healthy working environment. That means protection from ...

Maritime transport remains the only industry with a formally recognised global minimum wage, in place for seafarers since 1958. ILO’s 2006 Maritime Labour Convention, mandates that the minimum monthly ...

Crossing Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, the Bi-Oceanic Corridor is expected to contribute to sustainable development in South America’s Southern Cone by reducing transport costs and ...

In a world marked by war, climate disaster, inequality and mass displacement, modern slavery and human trafficking are surging. And too often, it’s transport workers — especially migrants — who are ...

Landmark changes to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) mean seafarers are officially recognised as ‘key workers’ by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Seafarers’ Group at the ILO led ...