Sean Sayer

Policy and Strategy Advisor @itfglobalunion | Member of @unitetheunion @ULnational & @UKLabour | #GreenNewDeal #MMT #GlazersOut

[Nautilus International @nautilusint]

🚨 Strategic Weakness at Sea: NATO’s Maritime Capabilities at Risk

A new report by Nautilus International and MM&P highlights a sharp decline in national-flagged vessels and qualified seafarers across NATO, exposing serious gaps in operational readiness and maritime security.

"Heavy reliance on foreign-flagged vessels and foreign crews undermines flag-state accountability and weakens NATO’s ability to respond to crises, hybrid threats, and geopolitical instability."

🔍 The findings are clear:

Maritime subsidies are failing to reverse the decline.

FOCs weaken national resilience.

Policy misalignment is eroding sovereignty and strategic control.

🧭 It's time to reinforce the genuine link between ships and their flags — and invest in the fleets and seafarers that keep us secure.

Read the full report: https://t.co/c2PifxENMo

[Sean Sayer @seanesayer]

For more information about @ITFglobalunion and our affiliate’s campaign for supply chain accountability, take a look at our ITF Supply Chain Principles:

https://t.co/gujn24A5YT

…and check out our supply chain accountability programme:

https://t.co/J5o7uJnabY

[Sean Sayer @seanesayer]

How do we build power and protect rights for transport workers in supply chains? Trade unions from around the world debated this critical question during our CongressLive event at #ITFCongress2024. What answers did union leaders and activists give? 🧵⬇️

@ITFglobalunion

[Sean Sayer @seanesayer]

Solidarity networks 🚩🏳️‍🌈💪🏼 - we must continue to build networks of international solidarity of workers employed by the same transport companies expanding along the supply chain, to give unions workplace leverage and equivalent standards in their collective agreements.

[Paul Nowak @nowak_paul]

The government has officially stepped away from their predecessor’s position that the right to strike isn’t protected by the ILO, the UN’s workers’ rights watchdog.

A clear signal the 🇬🇧 is firmly back on the right side of global efforts to protect the right to strike.

👏👏

[Derrick Palmer @DerrickPalmer_]

Special shoutout to the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) maritime workers on strike nationwide. Dockworkers have the most important job in the United States and are more than deserving of a better contract 💪🏾 #solidarity #unionstrong

[IndustriALL 🦋 @industriall-union.org @IndustriALL_GU]

A new report from @ituc shows @Tesla @Glencore and @amazon among the world’s top companies undermining democracy
https://t.co/eXbVoL6Z9E

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Fashion brand @newlook & @ITFglobalunion signed a landmark agreement for transport workers' rights in supply chains.

This is a stepping stone, write @RuwanSubasinghe & Sue Fairley: "We need a global web of mandatory rules" on #BizHumanRights ⬇️ https://t.co/138SHtPk1G

[Ruwan Subasinghe @RuwanSubasinghe]

Happy to announce that @ethicaltrade members @ITFglobalunion & @newlook have signed an agreement to co-operate on addressing human rights risks for transport workers in the company's supply chain.

Some words from New Look's Sue Fairley and me for @BHRRC 👇🏾

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#BizHumanRights

[International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) @ITFglobalunion]

Chris Williams (@MarineEconomics), Fisheries expert at the ITF features on this important BBC investigative programme looking at the conditions migrant fishers face when working in the UK.

You can watch Disclosure, Slavery at Sea here: https://t.co/cAE5w8j8LD

[Charlie 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @CharlieBrk2004]

For anyone who is still undecided, here’s what the last Labour government did. 🌹

[International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) @ITFglobalunion]

The ITF joined trade union allies from around the world at the International Labour Conference in Geneva to call for action on serious breaches of workers’ rights.

A summary of our interventions⬇️
https://t.co/Y3WNvxBOfx

[International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) @ITFglobalunion]

In 2023 ITF’s global network of inspectors:

- recorded 1983 abandoned seafarers and 129 abandoned vessels
- recovered nearly $60 million in unpaid wages for seafarers
- completed a total of 9,530 ship inspections
- worked on 1,188 cases

Article: https://t.co/NMalKDwxst

[ETI @ethicaltrade]

@MaryCreagh_ @ITFglobalunion @Tesco @OECD @dotlovell @RuwanSubasinghe @partner_africa @partnerafrica 'The best way to protect #Workers is through freedom of association. At @ITFglobalunion we've had to learn how to be a specialised stakeholder in #HumanRights #DueDiligence. We have built a centre of excellence in #HRDD.'

@RuwanSubasinghe, Legal Director, ITF

[Suzanne Kröger 💚 @suzanne_GL]

Nieuwe academische studie naar de kosten van klimaatverandering. Zes keer hoger dan eerder aangenomen. Door alles wat we nu niet doen om CO2 te reduceren, zadelen we toekomstige generaties op met torenhoge kosten.

#klimaatactie

[Transport Workers Union - Kenya @tawukenya]

Our joint demands with @ITFglobalunion
1. Immediately recognize the right of ATS employees to join a Union and correct their misclassification as manager
2. Withdraw their legal case challenge for workers status and trade union rights.

Sign here: https://t.co/4q3d1eE3DJ