News on #Seamen
Staying Fit and Healthy Onboard
Another workshop on seafarers’ health, facilitated by fitness and endurance trainer Sergei Protsenko, revealed life hacks that help seafarers stay in good physical shape both onboard and ashore.
Коронавирус - Глобальная карта ограничений портов
Ежедневно страны по всему миру объявляют о новых ограничениях для судов и экипажей, заходящих в порты материкового Китая.
Экипаж лайнера Diamond Princess отправляется домой
Как сообщает Международная федерация транспортников (ITF), 70 членов экипажа круизного лайнера Diamond Princess заразились COVID-19 и были доставлены в медицинские учреждения Японии. Остальные члены экипажа, большинство среди которых – граждане Филиппин и Индонезии, но есть и украинцы, готовятся отправиться домой.
ITF and ETF call upon ship operators to return lashing to shore-based dock workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) today call upon ship operators to return lashing to shore based dock workers.
Happy Birthday, Dear Magazine!
Ten years ago saw the light the very first issue of the information and entertainment magazine for seafarers and their families, set up by the Local Black Sea Trade Union Organization of Seafarers.
MTWTU and MFA Address Seafarers’ Abandonment Cases
The Secretariats of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) have submitted a Report on Recorded Seafarers’ Abandonment Cases (Doc. LEG 107/4) for IMO Legal Committee consideration which is to gather this March at IMO headquarters in London.
How to maintain your immunity
In the cold season, the number of viral diseases increases.
MLC, 2006 training for Ukrainian seafarers
The MTWTU Advisor to the Chairman, certified MLC, 2006 trainer, Sergii Kazantsev, described the main provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 to Ukrainian seafarers, MTWTU members.
Diamond Princess: среди зараженных один украинец
Как известно, круизный лайнер Diamond Princess уже почти неделю стоит на карантине у берегов Японии в связи с обнаружением коронавируса у пожилого пассажира, который сошел с судна в Гонконге.
Building a maritime career
Yevgeniy Bogachenko, acting offshore fleet master and founder of the KEY4MATE maritime educational project, has facilitated the seminar for the MTWTU members within the framework of his author’s course.
Attention to all Ukrainian seafarers!
The world is witnessing a fast developing new virus which originated in China late in 2019. This never before seen virus causes pneumonia-like symptoms and can be life threatening.
Seafarers’ adaptation onboard and ashore
One of the most challenging issues for seafarers in a well-being context is their ability to adapt quickly and efficiently to a fast changing environment both onboard and ashore. Frequent changes of the lifestyle and getting used to new people require great efforts - physical, mental and emotional.
Ошибка в фамилии моряка: серьезные последствия
На днях в ПРМТУ поступило обращение от моряка-члена Профсоюза с просьбой посодействовать в поисках его родственника – моряка, который летел на судно в город Мерида, Мексика, но по каким-то причинам не добрался до пункта назначения и не выходил на связь ни с близкими, ни с представителями компании-работодателя.
Переговоры ПРМТУ и ETF
Сегодня в офисе Профсоюза работников морского транспорта Украины прошли переговоры руководства ПРМТУ и делегации Европейской федерации транспортников (ETF), членской организацией которой является ПРМТУ.
Pensions&Taxes for seafarers
Once again the relevance of pensions and taxation matters reaffirmed among seafarers.
Denmark: New Initiative Launched to Get More Women on Board
Denmark has presented a new initiative aimed at increasing the share of women in Danish shipping companies.
Working meeting of the MTWTU and Norwegian shipowners
The MTWTU First Vice Chairman took part in the meeting with Norwegian Seafarers' Union (NSU), Norwegian Union of Marine Engineers (NUME), Norwegian Maritime Officers' Association (NMOA), and Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA).
Negotiations with Danish shipowners
On the 22 January there was held a meeting of the MTWTU with Danish Shipping and the largest Denmark shipowner Maersk. It was organized with the direct involvement of a good partner of the MTWTU - Metal Maritime Chairman Ole Philipsen.
IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador is appointed in Ukraine
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the appointment of the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine First Vice Chairman Oleg Grygoriuk as IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador.