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10,000 transport workers call for immediate reinstatement of illegally sacked P&O seafarers
29 March 2022, London / Brussels Over 10,000 transport workers from almost 200 ITF affiliated unions today expressed their outrage at the mass sacking and outsourcing of 800 P&O seafarers…
P&O Ferries sackings show a shocking disregard by DP World for workers’ rights and its own standards
DP World sells itself as a progressive business concerned with social and corporate responsibility that supports labour rights and works ‘in a responsible way that prioritises sustainability and…
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ITF and ETF condemn P&O mass sacking and outsourcing
Global and European maritime unions have expressed anger and condemnation at breaking news that ferry operator P&O Ferries will move to sack its UK based seafaring workforce and outsource their…
ITF Statement to AP Moller-Maersk Annual General Meeting 2022
Tuesday 15 March 2022, Copenhagen The following statement was read out by a representative of the International Transport Workers’ Federation to shareholders present at the meeting: We welcome…
Pandemic delivers Maersk record profit, but shipping giant is leaving tug workers behind
15 March 2022, Copenhagen Record profits being announced today by AP Moller-Maersk risk not being shared fairly with workers who delivered the company its historic results unless Maersk leadership…