According to MLC 2006, “Seafarers shall be granted shore leave to benefit their health and well-being and consistent with the operational requirements of their positions”.[1] But what is the curren
Luca Tommasi, our Grants Manager, has been visiting Duckdalben in Hamburg today.
As we approach the 2nd anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s refreshing to share a good news story of the success of the latest batch of Ukrainian cadets to graduate from the joint prog
This World Maritime Day, we’re delighted to announce the winners of the Life at Sea 2023 photography competition.
Of the many thousands of people left homeless by the February 2023 earthquake, 183 people are being supported by Turkish union Liman-İş with grant funding from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust and gen
Izmail Seafarers Centre was hit by a Russian drone attack in the early hours of 2 August.
Ukrainian unions representing millions of transport workers welcomed leaders from European and global union federations to a solidarity meeting last week.
Photographs taken of seafarers by seafarers will be on display at a prestigious maritime conference this week.
The National Union of Seafarers Sri Lanka (NUSS) continue to distribute essential food packs to seafarers through their Community Kitchen project thanks to a second emergency grant from t
A seafarer who focused on the issue of home-sickness at sea has won the ITF Seafarers’ Trust photo competition.
Thanks to a joint project of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust, the Marine Transport Workers’ Union of Ukraine (MTWTU), Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA) and the Lithuanian Maritime Academy, 50 Ukrainia
On Day of the Seafarer 2022 the Trust has launched our 3rd seafarer photography competition, Life At Sea 2022.
