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SG-STAR基金:全球首个支持各国海员换班的三方创议

国际运输工人联盟、国际海事雇主理事会、国际航运商会、新加坡海事及港务管理局、新加坡航运协会、新加坡高级海员联合会及新加坡海员组织联合发布 国际运输工人联盟(ITF)和国际海事雇主理事会(IMEC)已共同向新加坡航运三方联盟复原(SG-STAR)基金捐款50万美元,支持采用最佳实践进行船员换班的国家。这是对新加坡海事及港务管理局(MPA)、新加坡航运协会(SSA)、新加坡高级海员联合会(SMOU
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工会将继续针对捆绑工作,要求遵守“非海员工作条款”

尽管荷兰鹿特丹法院今天的裁决令人失望,但国际运输工人联盟( ITF )、欧洲运输工人联合会( ETF )及其同盟工会今天誓言要继续要求遵守“非海员工作条款 ” 。 令人 遗憾的是,荷兰法院没有立即命令船东和配员中介遵守 “ 非海员工作条款 ” (又称 “ 码头工人条款 ” )。 ITF 、 ETF 和荷兰 Nautilus、FNV Havens 及 Ver.di
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ITF对“若潮号”货轮触礁,船员被捕深表关注

代表 140 万海员的国际运输工人联盟( ITF )今天对 “若潮号” ( Wakashio )触礁及其船员的福利表示深切关注。 这艘日本籍货轮上周在毛里求斯沿海触礁并开始断裂,船内剩余的燃油正威胁着原生态海洋环境。 ITF 海运部主席 大卫 ·海恩德尔 ( David Heindel )表示,当局和公众不应急于责怪船员,而是需要进行适当的调查,充分考虑造成事故的因素
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两艘货轮上合同逾期的海员停航,澳大利亚港口趋于堵塞

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )表示,在西澳大利亚州和维多利亚州另外两艘船的船员今天为争取遣返拒绝继续航行之后,沿海地区船员换班危机急剧恶化,澳大利亚正面临港口堵塞造成的经济扼杀。 由于合同逾期的船员不得不行使其无限期拒绝航行的权利, “ Conti Stockholm 号”和“ Ben Rinnes 号”轮也 加入了 上周起在新南威尔士州纽卡斯尔港停航的 装载氧化铝的 “ Unison
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船员换班危机对澳大利亚冶炼厂造成影响

国际运输工人联盟( ITF )和澳大利亚海事工会表示,在工会帮助 “ Unison Jasper 号 ” 轮上 疲惫的缅甸船员停止工作并下船的同时,由于政府未能帮助船员换班,将使当地冶炼厂的运营遭受数百万澳元的损失,甚至会给当地经济带来更大的影响。 “ Unison Jasper 号 ” 散货船在将氧化铝运送到纽卡斯尔附近的 Tomago 炼铝厂时,被澳大利亚海事安全局( AMSA
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邮轮业和工会帮助大部分工人返回家园,但挑战依然严峻

全球邮轮业和海员工会到目前为止已经遣返了近 25 万名海员,但国际运输工人联盟( ITF )警告说,该行业及其劳动力正面临着一个充满挑战的时期。 ITF 及其同盟工会代表着全球邮轮业的大部分从业人员。数以万计的海员在新冠肺炎( Covid-19 )疫情爆发,政府关闭边境后被困在全球各地的邮轮上。在本联盟和工会的积极帮助下,从餐饮、款待业、演艺到甲板和轮机人员等各类工人得以遣返。 ITF 海运部
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