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Ukrainian Marine Trade Unions' Federation ( UMTUF )

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Ukrainian Marine Trade Unions’ Federation ( the UMTUF ) was established while the First Founding Congress of first  independent  trade unions of the Ukrainian maritime  industry took place on 15 January  1992  . The UMTUF is the all-Ukrainian a trade unions’  association which united the workers of Ukrainian maritime  industry ( seafarers  , dockers ) . In March 1992 the UMTUF submitted an application to join International  Transport Workers’ Federation ( the ITF ) , and in  April 1992 in accordance with the ITF Executive Board decision the UMTUF was admitted to the ITF as its full-right membership organization .The ITF is  worldwide transport workers federation which now unites about 700 trade unions from 150 countries who represent interest of 4,5 millions  workers in the transport industries  . And now , same as during the precedent years , the UMTUF with its membership organizations have been taking active part in national and international trade union movements . For the time of its activity the UMTUF has rendered real assistance to thousands of the Ukrainian seafarers who serve on board the vessels of  foreign shipowners . In 2006 within  the UMTUF structure was created  Special Seafarers Unit (the  SSU ) , whose a main priority was first response to all seafarers’ complaints concerning violations of their labour and social rights .

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Country:

Ukraine ua

City: Odessa
Address: 21 , Romana Karmena str., Odessa- 65058 , Ukraine; . P.O. Box 8
E-mail: union2umtuf.odessa.ua
Phone: +380487860553 ; +380487376544 ; +380637353012
Contact person: Mr. Ivakhno Alexandr
Web http://www.umtuf.odessa.ua

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