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January 6, 2012

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ITF South East Asia week of action begins Monday

News Release International Transport Federation (ITF) January 6, 2012
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2012</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">ITF South East Asia week of
action begins Monday</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
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lang=EN-GB>The first ITF week of action of 2012 will begin on Monday in
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>South East Asia</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB> and run from 9 to 13
January. Teams of seafarer and docker trade unionists will accompany ITF
inspectors on ship visits to enforce decent pay and working conditions on
vessels docking in ports in </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>Indonesia</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>,
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>Malaysia</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>, the
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>Philippines</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>,
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>Singapore</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB> and
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>Thailand</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-GB>The week will be coordinated from the ITF&#8217;s Asia Pacific office in
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>New Delhi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>,
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB>India</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>, from where regional
secretary Mahendra Sharma commented: &#8220;We&#8217;re pleased to welcome Thai unions into
this latest action, whose participants intend to do everything possible to
ensure decent pay and conditions are applied on ships across the
region.&#8221;</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-GB>He added: &#8220;Chinese and UAE based shipping companies will be on the
radar and strict actions will be taken against them if they are found ignoring
the application of internationally accepted standards of work and wages on board
their ships.&#8221;</SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>