Christian Roos
@christianroos.bsky.social
ℹ️ ITF inspector for ACV Transcom.
⚓️ Based in Belgium.
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⚓️ Based in Belgium.
📣 #WeAreITF
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🗣️ Opinions, posts are my own. Reposts aren’t endorsements.
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Bart Eeckhout: “Dit is geen spijtig ongeluk.Dit is bewust beleid. De inkomstenstroom wordt ingedijkt, waarna de sociale zekerheid droog komt te staan.”Planbureau:Meer dan 15 miljard ging naar bedrijven door lastenverlagingen en loonsubsidies. #mustread #StarveTheBeast www.demorgen.be/niet-te-miss...
Onze sociale zekerheid wordt langzaam uitgekleed – en niemand kijkt om
Naar maandelijkse gewoonte betogen vakbonden en het middenveld volgende week weer tegen de besparingsplannen van de regering-De Wever. Het protest is gericht tegen het saneren en hervormen van verworv...
www.demorgen.be
March 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Bart Eeckhout: “Dit is geen spijtig ongeluk.Dit is bewust beleid. De inkomstenstroom wordt ingedijkt, waarna de sociale zekerheid droog komt te staan.”Planbureau:Meer dan 15 miljard ging naar bedrijven door lastenverlagingen en loonsubsidies. #mustread #StarveTheBeast www.demorgen.be/niet-te-miss...
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The Department of Education gives millions of kids across the country the opportunity to succeed in school.
Firing half of the department's staff so that it cannot function jeopardizes access to a quality public education that working families depend on.
Firing half of the department's staff so that it cannot function jeopardizes access to a quality public education that working families depend on.
Opinion | Trump's cowardly betrayal of America's children
Diverting billions from our children to pay for tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy short-changes everyone.
www.msnbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Department of Education gives millions of kids across the country the opportunity to succeed in school.
Firing half of the department's staff so that it cannot function jeopardizes access to a quality public education that working families depend on.
Firing half of the department's staff so that it cannot function jeopardizes access to a quality public education that working families depend on.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Solong's accident should raise concerns about crew sufficiency + safety. Limited officers and intense workloads may breach MLC limits. Rest hr records possible amended. Flag states' manning approvals do ignore commercial demands.
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March 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Solong's accident should raise concerns about crew sufficiency + safety. Limited officers and intense workloads may breach MLC limits. Rest hr records possible amended. Flag states' manning approvals do ignore commercial demands.
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Sad news 🙁
Hope both crews are all-right 🤞🏼
Hope both crews are all-right 🤞🏼
Oil tanker and cargo vessel collide in North Sea
Lifeboats and firefighting teams are on the scene, after two ships collide off the coast of East Yorkshire.
www.bbc.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sad news 🙁
Hope both crews are all-right 🤞🏼
Hope both crews are all-right 🤞🏼
The new 🇧🇪 government measures, including reduction of social benefits, abolition of end-of-career schemes, reduction of weekend and night bonuses, and pension penalty, will disproportionately impact female employees. #thisisourworldtoo #IWD2025 @acvtranscom.bsky.social @itfglobalunion.bsky.social
#Arizona maatregelen, waaronder de verlaging van sociale uitkering, afschaffing van eindeloopbaanregelingen, verlaging van de weekend- en nachtpremies en de pensioenmalus zullen vrouwelijke werknemers disproportioneel hard treffen, aldus Jolinde Defieuw van ACV Airport. www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...
Actie op Brussels Airport tegen maatregelen die vrouwelijke medewerkers treffen
ACV Airport voert vrijdagochtend een sensibiliseringsactie op Brussels Airport om vrouwelijke werknemers te informeren over de impact van de maatregelen van de nieuwe regering.
www.bruzz.be
March 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The new 🇧🇪 government measures, including reduction of social benefits, abolition of end-of-career schemes, reduction of weekend and night bonuses, and pension penalty, will disproportionately impact female employees. #thisisourworldtoo #IWD2025 @acvtranscom.bsky.social @itfglobalunion.bsky.social
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In Scandinavische landen zijn de meeste mensen lid van #vakbond, en daar is ongelijkheid het kleinst.In VS viel aantal vakbondsleden sinds 1980 terug tot hooguit 10%. Daar hebben oligarchen zo veel macht dat ze met staatsgreep Musk klus kunnen afmaken.Jan Dumolyn in DS m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...
Zijn de vakbonden nu nog altijd voorbijgestreefd?
Zelfs de progressieve stedelijke middenklasser fronst de wenkbrauwen bij de recente stakingen, schrijft Jan Dumolyn. Er staat nochtans veel op het spel.
m.standaard.be
March 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In Scandinavische landen zijn de meeste mensen lid van #vakbond, en daar is ongelijkheid het kleinst.In VS viel aantal vakbondsleden sinds 1980 terug tot hooguit 10%. Daar hebben oligarchen zo veel macht dat ze met staatsgreep Musk klus kunnen afmaken.Jan Dumolyn in DS m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...
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The human cost of abandonment. Rahul was forced to work for seven months unpaid, living on one portion of rice and a litre of water a day.
Thankfully, Rahul is now home, along with five Indian and eight Syrian seafarers, after seeking help from the ITF.
Thankfully, Rahul is now home, along with five Indian and eight Syrian seafarers, after seeking help from the ITF.
‘Losing hope with every day that passes’: torment of the ships’ crews abandoned at sea
Thousands of seafarers are left on board their vessels in foreign waters, unpaid, with scant supplies – and no way of getting home
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The human cost of abandonment. Rahul was forced to work for seven months unpaid, living on one portion of rice and a litre of water a day.
Thankfully, Rahul is now home, along with five Indian and eight Syrian seafarers, after seeking help from the ITF.
Thankfully, Rahul is now home, along with five Indian and eight Syrian seafarers, after seeking help from the ITF.
While the 4 pillars of shipping are vital, today’s industry also prioritizes ethics, HRDD, and sustainability. These factors foster strong partnerships between flag, principals, and unions. The memorandum reaffirms this commitment, marking a key step toward a better maritime environment for workers.
ITF Impact - under an agreement signed in Indonesia, Pertamina Shipping, the ITF and KPI union agree to provide multiple trainings and emergency outreach services related to seafarers’ mental wellbeing over the next three years.
Story: www.itfglobal.org/en/news/pert...
Story: www.itfglobal.org/en/news/pert...
Pertamina Shipping Partners with ITF on Mental Health
The fleet of Indonesia’s largest company follows the Government of Indonesia in signing an agreement with the ITF. Indonesian
www.itfglobal.org
February 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
While the 4 pillars of shipping are vital, today’s industry also prioritizes ethics, HRDD, and sustainability. These factors foster strong partnerships between flag, principals, and unions. The memorandum reaffirms this commitment, marking a key step toward a better maritime environment for workers.
This is a major step for #Filipino #seafarers. #Mental #health and #stress often go overlooked despite clear warning signs in the industry. I hope this agreement sets an example and inspires other flag states to take similar action. #SeafarersMoveTheWorld #WeAreITF
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Seafaring can be an extraordinarily demanding job, and that’s exactly why the ITF is forging ground-breaking agreements like this with the world’s leading seafaring nations.
Filipino seafarers will benefit from enhanced mental health and wellbeing training ⬇️
Filipino seafarers will benefit from enhanced mental health and wellbeing training ⬇️
ITF and Philippines strike vital agreement to protect seafarers’ mental health
Mental health and stress training upgraded for world’s biggest supplier of seafarers – as ITF expands global wellbeing programme.
www.itfglobal.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is a major step for #Filipino #seafarers. #Mental #health and #stress often go overlooked despite clear warning signs in the industry. I hope this agreement sets an example and inspires other flag states to take similar action. #SeafarersMoveTheWorld #WeAreITF
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ITF revealed that 3,133 seafarers were abandoned by shipowners last year compared with 1,676 in 2023 — an 87% increase.
TradeWinds spoke to Steve Trowsdale, the ITF’s global inspectorate coordinator, to discuss the findings in detail.
www.tradewindsnews.com/interviews/-...
TradeWinds spoke to Steve Trowsdale, the ITF’s global inspectorate coordinator, to discuss the findings in detail.
www.tradewindsnews.com/interviews/-...
February 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
ITF revealed that 3,133 seafarers were abandoned by shipowners last year compared with 1,676 in 2023 — an 87% increase.
TradeWinds spoke to Steve Trowsdale, the ITF’s global inspectorate coordinator, to discuss the findings in detail.
www.tradewindsnews.com/interviews/-...
TradeWinds spoke to Steve Trowsdale, the ITF’s global inspectorate coordinator, to discuss the findings in detail.
www.tradewindsnews.com/interviews/-...
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ITF has a network of more than 140 Inspectors based in over 120 ports in 57 countries worldwide. They conduct over 10,000 inspections each year to ensure that seafarers are working in safe conditions with their employment rights and contact terms respected.
www.itfseafarers.org/en/issues/fl...
www.itfseafarers.org/en/issues/fl...
February 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
ITF has a network of more than 140 Inspectors based in over 120 ports in 57 countries worldwide. They conduct over 10,000 inspections each year to ensure that seafarers are working in safe conditions with their employment rights and contact terms respected.
www.itfseafarers.org/en/issues/fl...
www.itfseafarers.org/en/issues/fl...