Shipbuilding, Shipbreaking

In recent times the world's shipbuilding industry has faced many challenges, which have impacted on workers' rights. The challenges include health and safety, outsourcing, subsidies and the use of contract labour. This department adresses these problems by promoting a unified trade union view that puts workers' rights first.

Kan Matsuzaki, kmatsuzaki@imfmetal.org, is director for shipbuilding.

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News from the sector

Workers die at Turkish shipyards

On February 4, a big explosion at the NUH Industrial Path within the Tuzla Shipbuilding Zone disturbed the daily routine of around 10,000 workers. The explosion took place in the shipyard MENGI YAY YATCILIK producing luxury yachts.Feb 28, 2012

January

European shipping companies export hazardous waste

November

The office's
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Kan Matsuzaki
e-mail: kmatsuzaki@imfmetal.org
Tel. +41(22)308-5016
Fax: +41(22)308-5055

International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) represents the collective interests of 25 million metalworkers from more than 200 unions in 100 countries. The IMF is a federation of national metalworkers’ unions, a union of unions at the world level. The IMF head office is in Geneva, Switzerland, where worldwide activities are co-ordinated with a network of regional offices.

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