Bid for Better Conditions on European Vessels

By International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)

The ITF and ETF have launched a major campaign to tackle the poor working conditions and discrimination facing seafarers on European vessels.

The campaign was launched in November at a conference that discussed the future of European ferry services. The focus is on conditions on EU flagged ships, the potential loss of skills and how working conditions can only be guaranteed if seafarers are included in much of the social regulations the protect shore-based workers.

(Transport International; issue 26, January-March 2007)