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Workers’ rights must be respected on land and sea, ITF tells Maersk

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said that trade unions must be consulted as shipping company Maersk’s expanded its activities into shoreside logistics at the company’s AGM in Copenhagen on 14 March.ITF said that Maersk’s expansion into land-side logistics presents opportunities and risks, with the expansion of already complex contracting chains increasing the likelihood of unseen labour and human rights abuses.ITF maritime coordinator, Jacqueline Smith, said: “When the ITF and ... [+]