Shipyard workers in the town of Perama, some 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Athens, paused work on Friday (July 25) as a sweltering heatwave battered the country for another day.The workers in the ship repair zone of the Piraeus Port Authority carry out building and repairs on vessels, under the heat and flame of welding tools beneath the burning sun.There is no job more difficult under such weather conditions…
On behalf of the International Labour Organization, the International Chamber of Shipping, and International Transport Workers’ Federation:On the 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, we jointly reaffirm our commitment to…
