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In a spirited appeal to the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), led by the President General…

By Roland Ekama  Immediate past President General Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has reassured affiliate workers union in Africa that the International Transport Workers…

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) reports a surging crisis in seafarer abandonment, with over 2,280 seafarers abandoned across 222 vessels so far this year . This marks a…

By Roland Ekama The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and its affiliate, the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN), have once again appealed to the federal…

A total of $250,000 in back wages has been recovered for 37 Russian and Ukrainian fishers who were abandoned aboard the Hunter vessel in Las Palmas, where they went unpaid for up…

The 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) has officially opened in Geneva, gathering delegates from all 187 ILO Member States to negotiate new international…

New figures from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)has revealed that seafarer abandonment is escalating sharply, with 158 cases recorded by May 2025, up from 119…

By Roland Ekama  The International Seafarers’ Union (ISU), which claims to represent seafarers, is being accused of enabling the exploitation of maritime workers rather than protecting…

The Seafarers’ Group at the International Labour Organisation, led by ITF affiliates, won the major step forward in seafarers’ rights after a week of intense negotiations between…

A recent study conducted by the ITF Seafarers'​ Trust (ITFST) and analysed by the World Maritime University (WMU) reveals that a significant number of seafarers continue to face…