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Inspectors from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) recovered USD $118,529,663 in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022, figures published today on World Maritime Day reve
Inspectors from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) recovered USD $118,529,663 in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022, figures published today on World Maritime Day reveal. More than USD $36 million was paid back to seafarers in 2022 alone. ITF inspectors are officials who board vessels to educate seafarers on their rights, identify any violations of crew contracts, national laws or international conventions, and who then work with authorities to see rights are enforced. The ITF has inspectors operating out of 111 ports in 56 countries.
The International Transport Workers Federation recovered some $36 million in unpaid wages to seafarers in 2022, a figure very similar to the previous year.
Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers pen a new deal that will see significant wage increases and dozens of workplace protections.
Unions have secured an important victory in the campaign for seafarers’ safety this week as a Dutch court has ruled that ship managers, ship owners and charterers must honour a clause that prevents seafarers from being assigned dangerous lashing work where professional dock workers are available.