International Day for Women in Maritime 2023 The ETF is working to address the current gender imbalance in the maritime, is promoting the role of women in the maritime industry as well as gender diversity and equality and is fighting gender stereotypes and gender discrimination. News 18 May 2023
WESS Project in a nutshell As the EU Social Partners, ETF and ECSA have worked closely together for over two years under the joint WESS project for an attractive, smart and sustainable working environment in the shipping sector. News 10 Jan 2023
For a safer and better future in seafaring The shipping industry needs more diversity and inclusion, decent working conditions, and more robust career prospects with meaning and value. Those working in this field are responsible for making this profession more attractive. Event 10 Jan 2023
Social partners (ETF-ECSA) WESS project Pillar 1c/ICS and ITF International Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment resource 8 Mar 2022
ETF-ECSA: EU shipping needs to attract and retain more women On International Women’s Day, ECSA and ETF continue to advocate the enhanced participation of women in European shipping. As part of the WESS project, they are launching a survey that will help them determine the current state of women’s employment in the sector and assess women seafarers’ needs, a first step of an EU-funded project to increase women’s participation in the shipping industry. Press Release 8 Mar 2021
Image Line Communications appointed to implement the Women in Shipping priority actions CSA and the ETF are happy to announce that they have appointed ‘Image Line Communications’ as the lead agency to support them with the implementation of the priority actions identified in their joint declaration of intention on the enhanced participation of women in EU shipping. News 25 Nov 2020
WESS Contributing to an attractive, smart, and sustainable working environment in shipping Projects 6 Mar 2020