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Gabon and Eswatini listed as Flags of Convenience

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) adds two new countries to its longstanding list of Flags of Convenience. Two ship registries strongly associated with ‘dark fleet’ transportation – Gabon and Eswatini – are the latest additions to the ITF’s Flags of Convenience (FOC) list. The
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Seafarers pay the price for the murky business of ship nationality

Incidents in the Red Sea illustrate the dangers of allowing ‘flags of convenience’ to proliferate. Jacqueline Smith , Maritime Coordinator at the International Transport Workers’ Federation – originally published by Al Jazeera. On April 13, the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard
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Australian strategic fleet will underpin importance of shipping

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the Australian Government’s budget announcement of funding for an Australian Strategic Fleet in the Albanese Government’s third budget. The Australian Strategic Fleet was a key election commitment during the 2022 Australian Federal
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Argentinian unions reject anti-labour laws with general strike

Transport unions in the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and the Confederation of Workers of Argentina (CTA), joined today’s general strike against the government's anti-labour laws. Right-wing President Javier Milei is attempting to change 366 laws deregulating working conditions and wages
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An ITF Toolkit: Organising for Power in the Caribbean

We hope that this organising toolkit, designed and supported by our leaders in the region, will be the catalyst to grow the union movement locally, inspire a new generation of union members to join and tackle the inequality faced by many workers in the Caribbean region and ensure that corporate
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Dockers in Turkey need our support

Dockers working at the Borusan Port near Bursa in Turkey have been victimised by port owner Borusan Logistics for joining the union of their choice. Over 70% of the dock workers joined the ITF-affiliated union Liman-İş when the union started organising there in March. Borusan Port management
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