Workshop on Seafarers’ Welfare, MLC Compliance, and Maritime Law Enforcement Maritime News Workshop on Seafarers’ Welfare, MLC Compliance, and Maritime Law Enforcement June 23 – 24, 2026 Pattaya, Thailand Led by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a “Workshop on Seafarers’ Welfare, MLC Compliance, and Maritime Law Enforcement” was successfully held in Pattaya, Thailand, from…
IFOMS Paraphrased Text IFOMS Headquarters Grand Opening The Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMS) recently opened its new headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, with the help of the State Enterprise Workers’ Relations Confederation Foundation (SERCF), a Thai trade union. The opening, which took place on Saturday, August 9, was celebrated by IFOMS, an affiliate of the…
The IFOMS – ITF Union Week Seminar was held in Yangon at the Park Royal Hotel on Ahlone Road from the 17th to the 20th. The event was attended by seafarer brothers from the Myanmar Seafarers’ Federation (MSF), cadets from the Myanmar Maritime University (MMU), and responsible persons from the Myanmar Shipping Enterprises Seafarers’ Federation…
ITF – ILO MLC 2006 Seminar The ITF-ILO MLC 2006 Seminar was held at Park Royal Hotel on 3-4 October, 2016. The event saw the attendance of several notable figures including U Tin Oo, Patron of the National League for Democracy, and Daw Ei Shwe Sin Nyunt, advisor of the Labour Department of NLD. They…
IFOMS’s Letter of Condolence and Statement on Aung Soe Moe Kyaw ferry capsized in Chindwin River Aung Soe Moe Kyaw ferry capsized in Chindwin River on October 15, 2016. In this accident, more than 40 people including school teachers and students were dead to date and the number of missing people has been risen, while…
