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ITF欢迎回归有关海员的国际规定

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )欢迎澳大利亚海事安全局( AMSA )本周 宣布 将终止对超过国际劳工组织《海事劳工公约》( MLC )规定的船员在船上最长时间为 11 个月的临时豁免。 ITF 海员和内陆航行部协调员 Fabrizio Barcellona 表示,鉴于世界应对新冠肺炎( Covid-19 )大流行已有八个多月,监管机构和整个行业都需要恢复对海员的权利和福利的尊重。 “
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政府必须解决“Jag Anand号”和“Anastasia号”轮的僵局,让海员回家

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )正敦促中国、印度和澳大利亚政府进行合作,尽快结束载煤船在中国港口的泊位僵局,其中一些海员在船上已经有 20 多个月。 自今年 6 月和 8 月以来, “ Jag Anand 号 ” ( IMO 9463308 )和 “ Anastasia ”号 ( IMO 9625970 )一直无法停靠码头。 印度全国海员工会秘书长, ITF 海运部委员会亚太区副主席兼 ITF
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工会与雇主共同开展项目,确保菲律宾海员“没有新冠肺炎”

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )和 国际海事雇主理事会 ( IMEC )已在马尼拉启动了一个强化检疫和检测的计划,目的是在全球船员换班危机中通过消除政府对于最大程度地减少大流行蔓延方面的担忧,使更多的菲律宾海员往返于船舶。 该计划于 10 月 28 日启动,内容包括: 与马尼拉两家知名连锁酒店签约,获得 300 个安全隔离房间; 24/7 全天候安全和监控,确保 14 天隔离;
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日本运车船因船员换班在墨尔本被扣

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )官员已参与阻止一艘日本籍进口运车船在墨尔本港混过澳大利亚当局的检查。该船本周初将长城、现代、起亚和斯巴鲁等品牌的车辆运到了澳大利亚。 巴拿马船旗 “ Metis Leader 号 ”和其他巴拿马船旗船 上的一些海员在船上工作的时间已经超过了《海事劳工公约》规定的最长 11 个月和澳大利亚当局允许的 14 个月期限。 ITF 负责 澳大利亚的助理协调员 Matt
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船员换班危机在“世界海事日”达到六个月大关,有可能演变为强迫劳动流行病悲剧

国际运输工人联盟(ITF)抨击政府对缓解船员换班危机无所作为,并宣布政府对目前新冠肺炎(Covid-19)实行的边境和旅行限制越来越使海员被迫继续在船上工作,有可能造成强迫劳动和现代奴役流行病。 ITF秘书长斯蒂文·科顿(Stephen Cotton)表示,世界各国政府放任船员换班危机于不顾,使这一危机在2020年9月24日“世界海事日”达到六个月大关,165万名海员深感失望。 据估计
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新的航运报告:新冠肺炎捷径将导致死亡和“环境灾难”

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )发出严厉警告说,如果本行业在新冠肺炎( Covid-19) 大流行期间采取的临时捷径继续存在或变成永久性,那么航运事故和环境灾难将会增加。 这些预测包含在 ITF 海事安全委员会今天发布的一份新报告中: 超出极限:新冠肺炎捷径怎样给国际航运系统带来巨大风险 。 该报告的合著者兼海事安全委员会主席 Odd Rune Malterud 说,报告显示
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