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业界和工会为政府建议12步解决方案,帮助海员解脱COVID-19封锁

主导 供应链联盟的行业和工会与联合国机构合作,制定了全面的 “路线图” 国际海事组织发布的 12 步计划为各国政府提供了大流行期间协助船员更换的前进路线 如果船员得不到救助,这将会危及海员的福祉、海事安全及世界所依赖的关键供应链。 为了协助各国政府制定有序的程序,促进海员的安全流动,国际海事组织( IMO )今天向 174 个成员国 发布了12 步计划 ,提供了帮助海员摆脱 Covid-19
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ICS和ITF呼吁船舶在“国际工人日”拉响号角,支持“全球贸易的无名英雄”

国际航运商会及其全球范围的成员国协会和国际运输工人联盟及其 215 个海员工会呼吁停靠在世界各地港口的船舶上的海员在 2020 年 5 月 1 日 “ 国际工人日 ” 当地时间 12:00 拉响号角。 “ 国际工人日 ” (又称 “ 工人日 ” 、 “ 五一节 ” 或 “ 劳动节 ” ) 在世界许多国家是一个节目,以此庆祝并认可世界各地工人的贡献。 ICS 和 ITF 正鼓励各界团结一致,表彰全球
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ICS 和ITF 呼吁 G20 支持“全球贸易的无名英雄”

Covid-19限制正为海员和全球供应链增加麻烦 伦敦 — 2020年4月7日:国际航运商会(ICS)和国际运输工人联盟(ITF)代表海员向各国政府发出有关协助海员和海事人员基本流动的联合呼吁。 船东组织和海员工会给各国政府的信件是在这两个组织与20国集团(G20)开展对话,并在3月30日星期一举行的G20贸易和投资部长虚拟会议上取得积极成果之后发出的。 国际航运商会秘书长盖  普拉滕(Guy
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ITF呼吁马士基在COVID-19危机期间保护工人

在穆勒-马士基集团(AP Moller Maersk)股东年会的当天, ITF向公司股东大会发出一项声明,以跟进 ITF有关更广泛的运输行业在Covid-19 大流行期间采取行动的呼吁。 在这对海运业和运输工人的福祉构成严重危险的时刻,ITF呼吁马士基对其海上和岸上广泛的供应链中的所有工人承担责任。 ITF及其同盟工会代表马士基公司的海员、码头工人、拖船工人和内陆运输工人
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国际海事工会在参议院调查中敦促澳大利亚政府挽救澳大利亚航运

国际海事工会敦促莫里森政府扭转澳大利亚航运业的衰落,并投资建立新的战略船队;提高澳大利亚应对自然灾害的应急能力,并采取行动保护澳大利亚的经济、环境、燃料和国家安全利益。 由美国、加拿大、新西兰、挪威和英国组成的国际代表团在位于堪培拉的澳大利亚国会向参议院农村和地区事务与运输参考委员会有关澳大利亚航运的政策、法规、税收、行政和资金方面的优先事项的调查发表了意见。 调查程序开始时
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