In their official response to the EC public consultation on Fishing Vessel Safety Directive, the Social Partners – ETF and Europeche – ask the European Commission to improve safety and health at sea.

Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the P&O seafarers’ mass sacking, ETF expresses its support and solidarity with our affiliates in the UK. Together with them, we said it loud, in one voice: “No More P&Os!”

Recently, Danish union 3F Transport secured a collective bargaining agreement for nemlig.com’s workers. The ETF caught up with Jan Villadsen, Chairman of 3F Transport and ETF Vice-President to discuss their recent win.

Recent events have highlighted the continued risk of third-party violence in public transport. Governments and employers must provide concrete solutions that ensure maximum safety for transport workers and minimise the risk of third-party violence.

ETF welcomes Spain’s recent ratification of the C188 – Work in Fishing Convention. By ratifying this convention, signatory states ensure fishers’ wages and working conditions are protected, and those minimum decent standards are respected and implemented.