The International Transport Workers’ Federation inspected 200 ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation says its officials inspected 200 ships, signed three collective agreements were signed and were instrumental in US$471,000 in back wages being paid to crew during the ITF’s Baltic Week of Action last week.Although the campaign was aimed at forcing owners to sign ITF agreements it the campaign week used the slogan Keep the Baltic Clean. A statement said the campaign aimed to target substandard shipping and strengthen trade union organisation, and involved ITF affiliates in nine countries: Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. A coordination centre was established in Tallinn, Estonia, which was responsible for publishing regular reports and briefings.The inspection teams carried out an average of forty inspections each day, which was “great work” according to Jaanus Kuiv, an ITF official in Estonia.
