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Hutchison’s atrocious safety record worsens as another worker is killed in Jakarta
The international maritime community is again in mourning following the death of an Indonesian worker on the job at the Hutchison terminal in Jakarta.
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Nermin Al-Sharif gets passport back, thanks to union campaign
Libyan trade union leader Nermin Al-Sharif has had her passport returned and is now free to travel, following huge union support for an ITF and LabourStart appeal.
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Workers tell ICTSI it is ‘not welcome in Africa’
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has faced further resistance to its Africa expansion plans, this time in Durban, South Africa.
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ICTSI “not welcome in Africa”
Global port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is facing continued resistance to their Africa expansion plans, with the Philippines-owned company again the target of demonstrations, this time in Durban, South Africa.
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PNG dockworkers still out in the cold at the Port of Lae
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is still seeking assurances for local jobs at the Port of Lae in Papua New Guinea (PNG) despite a new agreement between International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and local landowners.
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Governments urged to prioritise access to remedy for slavery victims
The ITF and its unions have been advocating this week for governments to put access to remedy at the centre of their efforts to give justice to victims of human trafficking.
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Seaman Guard Ohio: ITF praised for role in winning crew release
The ITF has been commended for its work to secure the release of the crew of the Seaman Guard Ohio.
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Global delivery unions address digitalisation and automation challenges
Representatives of unions, companies and international organisations from 25 countries have met to discuss the challenges of responding to digitalisation and automation in global supply chains.
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Women transport workers address male dominated workplaces
The ITF has participated in the WIMDOI (women in male dominated occupations and industries) conference in Australia, setting out the tools and strategies needed to build stronger campaigns and organise women working in such transport workplaces.
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Call for action over attacks on Libyan trade unionist Nermin Al-Sharif
The ITF has launched a fresh appeal to protect the safety and freedom of Libyan trade unionist Nermin Al-Sharif.
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MUA urges fuel security levy
The ITF union, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), has again urged the Australian government to consider ways to increase the nation’s fuel security after news reports on 24 November said that tensions in the South China Sea and North Korea could result in severe fuel shortages in Australia.
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Seaman Guard Ohio ruling: ITF comment
The court in Madurai, India, has delivered its judgment in the appeal case by the crew and guards of the Seaman Guard Ohio. It decided to lift the sentence of five years’ imprisonment against the 35 men that were handed down in January 2016.
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