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Cotton backs affiliates in urging DRC rethink over privatisation plans
Unions battling government plans to privatise one of the biggest companies operating in the railways, inland navigation and ports in the Democratic Republic of Congo today received the backing of the ITF.
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Injured union leader condemns Turkish bombings and demands justice
The president of the ITF-affiliated BTS union in Turkey – who was injured in the suicide bombings in Ankara on 10 October – has condemned the Turkish state in a searing message to the ITF, in which he calls for justice.
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ITF stalwart voted union congress president
A member of the ITF executive board has been voted president of Singapore’s National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). Mary Liew, the first woman to be general secretary of the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU), a former nominated member of parliament, and the ITF’s first-ever woman Asia-Pacific executive board representative, has just been elected to the prestigious post.
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ITF brings together young workers to build network
Young transport workers from across the Asia Pacific region have met for the first time as part of the ITF’s campaign to build a global young transport workers' network.
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ITF steps up cabotage campaign
Members of a new ITF cabotage task force have agreed at their inaugural meeting steps to support national cabotage campaigns and to tackle the threat of liberalisation posed by international trade talks.
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Qatar Airways protesters target FC Barcelona members meeting
A group of airline cabin crew gathered outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting on Sunday to ask the football giant to reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways (QR).
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UN body backs Safe Rates and demands governments protect driver and passenger rights against Uber
Employers, governments and trade unions at United Nations labour body the ILO (International Labour Organization) have backed resolutions to tackle the root causes of the high death toll in trucking, and to protect passengers and drivers against ride-sharing apps.
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Protesters ask FC Barca to rediscover its soul
A group of airline cabin crew members will gather outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting in Barcelona on Sunday (25 October) to ask the football giant to search its soul – and reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways.
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Protesters ask FC Barca to rediscover its soul
A group of airline cabin crew members will gather outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting in Barcelona on Sunday (25 October) to ask the football giant to search its soul – and reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways.
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Chevron fined millions for tax scheme
Chevron has lost a landmark appeal in the Federal Court today and will have to pay over $250 million in back taxes and an estimated $60 million in fines.
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ITF backs Air France unions
The executive board of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation), representing transport workers’ unions worldwide, has spoken out today in Chennai, India, to back the unions confronting Air France’s job cuts plan. The board also expressed their and their unions’ support for today’s demonstration in Paris* against the cuts.
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ITF urges unions to sign petition for sacked union aviation workers
The ITF is urging its civil aviation affiliates to sign a petition to win justice for 55 workers sacked by Bird World Wide Flight Services (BWFS) in New Delhi for forming a trade union or trade union activity.
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