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制氧机送往印度,拯救海员生命

ITF海员信托基金会资助了两个新的紧急项目,资金通过两个印度海员工会提供给当地,挽救数以百计的生命。 印度目前爆发了前所未有的新冠(Covid-19)疫情,卫生系统濒临崩溃。ITF海员信托基金会决定为受到疫情影响的海员及其家人提供制氧机和应急物品。两项赠款总计为215,000英镑(305,085美元)。 印度海员全国总工会(NUSI)将通过遍布全国的工会网络向海员及其家人免费提供制氧机
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在解决船员换班危机的新工具推出之后,全球大牌再无推托之词

世界各地的海员工会说,鉴于 新的人权尽职调查工具包已于今天启动,世界上一些最大的品牌公司再也没有借口不审核其供应链并向供应商发布有关船员换班的指令。 该工具包可帮助货主和租船人向其供应链中的供应商和商业伙伴提出适当的问题,以确保维护海员的人权和劳工权利,包括船员换班、行动自由和免于强迫劳动等权利。 该工具包由联合国全球契约组织牵头的一些联合国机构、世界上一些最大的企业以及包括国际运输工人联盟
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多亏ITF的帮助,在船上呆了四年的海员 Mohammad Aisha终于回家

海员 Mohammad Aisha 终于结束了为期四年的抗争,今晚登上飞往叙利亚的航班。在此之前,他被迫住在苏伊士运河的一艘被抛弃,等待出售的船上。 由于 ITF 提议让一名埃及的工会代表接替 Aisha 先生作为该船的法律监护人, Aisha 先生终于获得自由。 Aisha 先生在巴林船旗“ Aman 号 ”轮( IMO 9215517 )担任大副仅两个月
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海员和航空交通运输工人必须优先接种疫苗

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )今天重申了我们的强烈要求,即政府应在新冠肺炎( Covid-19 )疫苗接种计划中优先考虑海员和航空工人。 ITF 欢迎 联合国各机构上周发表的支持这一立场的联合声明 。 运输工人及其家人对新冠疫情及其影响的感触 最为深切。在这一空前的大流行病期间,他们一直战斗在运送乘客和货物的前线。他们昼夜不停地工作,确保在抗疫中不断供应健康和经济措施所需的物品、食品和药品
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澳大利亚扣留两艘船之后,被列入黑名单的Aswan船队半数处于困境

就 在 颇具争议的 卡塔尔 Aswan Trading and Contracting 航 运公司 的 船员在科威特 沿 海的 一艘船上 被迫进行绝食抗议 几周之后, 澳大利亚海事当局 因船员的 劳工权利 受到 严重侵犯 而 扣留 了该公司的另外两艘船舶。 这意味着该公司船队的六艘船中已有一半停止运作。 Aswan 公司于 2017 年被航运监管机构 列入黑名单 ,公司 主席仍
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