SkillSea starts a European network for maritime education and training By signing a Memorandum of Understanding under the SkillSea European project, STC Group and ENSM will closely collaborate on topics such as energy transition and digitization of ships and on further developing skills such as collaboration and leadership. Press Release 13 Apr 2023
A European Maritime Space for Socially Sustainable Shipping: The Answer to Social Dumping in the Maritime Sector It’s time for Europe to get serious about enhancing seafarers’ living and working conditions and protecting its maritime jobs and maritime skills base! The time has come for the European Commission and the industry to take social dumping and unfair competition out of the EU/EEA. News 16 Feb 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
No sustainable progress can be achieved with ‘a race to the bottom’ approach No sustainable progress can be achieved in any industry, whether maritime or otherwise, while countries and companies remain engaged in a race to the bottom regarding tax and labour policies, which circumvent collectively agreed working conditions, including wages. News 28 Apr 2022
Social security coverage for seafarers is rather a matter of cooperation Better social security coverage for seafarers residing in EU countries is above all a matter of cooperation between national authorities. News 25 Mar 2022
Social security rights of the European resident seafarers – a joint report of the European Transport Workers’ Federation and World Maritime University resource 25 Mar 2022
ETF calls on member states and the European Commission to show political will and take action for sustainable and quality shipping in Europe A Fair and Sustainable Shipping is our proposal for a future European Maritime Space. To start building together the foundation of such a future space, an essential aspect needs to be addressed from the very beginning: how can EU initiatives contribute to sustainable and quality shipping in Europe by promoting a race to the top instead of a race to the bottom? News 10 Feb 2022