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ITF backs French rail unions fight against privatisation
The International Transport Workers' Federation has launched a campaign calling on the French government to drop its plan to privatise the railways.
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Union calls for “real” increase in global seafarer wage
The ITF and Nautilus International will call for an increase in monthly pay for the world’s lowest paid seafarers.
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Pakistani dockers stand with ICTSI workers
Dock workers in Pakistan have repeated their vow to stand side by side with dockers around the world in their struggle against oppression, exploitation and union busting at the hands of multinational port operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI).
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ITF takes Irish government to court over abuse of fishers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has begun legal proceedings against the Irish government over its botched attempt to regulate the employment of non-European workers in the fishing industry.
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ITF raises concerns on privatisation of Air India
The ITF has written to India’s prime minister Shri Narendra Modi to urge him to intervene in the plans to privatise Air India without adequately consulting the workforce and their unions.
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UAE Commits to Protecting Seafarers in Signing of Historic Memorandum with the ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Transport Authority (FTA) have signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding to work together to protect the rights of all seafarers operating in UAE waters.
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ITF response to statement by the Panama Canal Authority
We at the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are surprised and disappointed by the statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in relation to the recent events in Panama.
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Young workers propose ideas to strengthen network in Palestine
Concrete proposals have come out of a three-day mission to Palestine by a group of ITF young workers.
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ITF opens liaison office at ICAO
Today, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has cemented its commitment to be a growing and substantial presence within the civil aviation transport sector.
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Major pension funds rising concern about board independence at ICTSI
A majority of non-insider shareholders in Filipino port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) have voted against the re-election of directors Stephen A. Paradies and Jon Aboitiz at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting on the 19 April 2018.
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Disturbing new footage of Australia live sheep trade shows both workers and animals endure a living hell
The future of Australia’s live sheep export trade is again under the spotlight with the release today of appalling new footage that highlights the dreadful conditions endured by both animals and the workers on board the Awassi Express, a Panamanian-registered Flag-of-Convenience vessel that operates with little scrutiny on harrowing voyages to the Middle East.
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The ITF facilitates the repatriation of seafarers abandoned for almost a year
After more than 11 months at anchor in Sfax, Tunisia, the remaining 10 seafarers (6 Egyptian, 2 Indian and 2 Bangladeshi) on board the vessel MV Qaaswa finally departed for home on 30th April 2018, after they had been systematically abandoned by the vessel owner Alco Shipping Services, a company based in the United Arab Emirates.
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