The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) are calling on DP World to engage in meaningful dialogue with affiliates RMT and Nautilus ...
ITF and ETF condemn P&O mass sacking and outsourcing
Russian and Ukrainian seafarers make up 14.5% of global shipping workforce
According to the Seafarer Workforce Report, published by BIMCO and ICS, there are 1.89 million seafarers currently operating over 74,000 vessels in the global merchant fleet. Of this total workforce, ...
Reporting on seafarer wellbeing a casualty of the pandemic
A new industry publication has identified reporting on seafarer wellbeing as a “casualty of the pandemic,” following its publication this week. The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance ...
UN agencies and other international organizations establish Joint Action Group to protect transport workers and secure supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), together with other international organizations in the transport sector, have set up a Joint ...
SRI Advisory Board Member David Heindel Welcomes New Initiative to Support Seafarers Through Omicron
Shipowners, seafarers’ unions and maritime employer groups are establishing their own approved international network of quarantine facilities to ensure seafarers can safely join ships, despite ...
New maritime task force to support seafarers through shipping’s green transition
In a landmark moment for maritime workers the formation of a Just Transition Maritime Task Force has been agreed to drive decarbonisation of the industry and support millions of seafarers through ...
New Code of Conduct and Self Assessment Tool Launched
A new Code of Conduct and self-assessment tool developed to protect the human rights and welfare of the world’s nearly two million seafarers has been launched. The initiative aims to support a safe, ...
Philippines pushes for MLC to protect seafarers during the COVID-19 crisis
The Department of Labor and Employment in the Philippines (DOLE) is now pushing for the amendment of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) of 2006 to include provisions which will protect seafarers ...
Future-proofing the Maritime Labour Convention
London International Shipping Week 2021 was the backdrop for a unique and thought-provoking conference, ‘Future-proofing the Maritime Labour Convention’, held by SRI at the International Maritime ...
New Report Highlights Seafarers’ Need for Contact
Global maritime charity Stella Maris has published a new report highlighting the vital need for personal, human contact for seafarers in a world operating amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our latest ...
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