At the initiative of ETF/ITF European dockworkers unions, a global campaign on lashing was launched on the occasion of ITF maritime meetings, held this week in Perth, Australia.
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“Lashing and unlashing are an integral part of dockwork, and this is because these are extremely dangerous operations which have to be performed by trained dockers,”said Terje Samuelsen, Chair of the ETF Dockers’ Section.“We see a growing number of cases, especially on feeder ships and ferries, where seafarers lash and unlash cargo. This is not acceptable,” he continued, “as by doing operations for which they are not trained, they put their safety at serious risk”.
“Getting lashing back has since long time been a priority for many of our dockers’ unions,” continued Torben Seebold, ETF Dockers’ Section Vice-Chair. “ETF dockers had already agreed to take a coordinated approach and link the various national campaigns. As this is a global issue which has to be tackled jointly by dockers’ and seafarers’ unions, we decided to take the campaign to a global level. Seafarers’ collective agreements clearly state that dockwork should only be performed by dockworkers. This campaign will definitely take mutual solidarity between dockers and seafarers to a further step, and its success will benefit both groups of workers” he concluded.
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