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ITF urges all road and rail affiliates to participate in global action week
Hundreds of thousands of workers on the world’s roads and railways will join together next week for seven days of action backing safe, ecological and publicly-accountable transport – and the ITF is urging its affiliates to make the event even bigger and better than before.
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European Citizens Initiative calls for fair transport in Europe
A group of European citizens, transport workers and union members have launched a new European Citizens’ Initiative – Fair Transport Europe – which calls on the European Commission (EC) to propose measures for ensuring fair competition in transport and to guarantee equal treatment of workers.
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Venezuela and Guyana ITF affiliates working for peace
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliated unions from Venezuela and Guyana that met in Rio de Janeiro to debate current border issues between both nations have signed a joint declaration to promote actions for a positive dialogue for the benefit of both nations.
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Rwandan union takes lead on East African northern corridor labour issues
The ITF-affiliated Association des Chauffeurs des Poids Lourds au Rwanda (ACPLRWA) this week presented a memorandum containing East African transport workers’ observations, suggestions and demands, to the Rwandan ministry in charge of the East African Community (EAC), ministry of public services and the national police.
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Press conference: Launch of Fair Transport Europe – A European Citizens’ Initiative
When? Monday 28 September 2015 at 11.00-12.00 Where? Maelbeek Room, Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels
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Activists to hit the streets for climate justice
ITF unions are on a mission. On 5 October they will take to the streets to talk with passengers about how using and investing in public transport can cut down emissions, create millions of jobs and improve everybody's way of life.
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Women seafarers’ top health and wellbeing concerns revealed
A report of a survey into women seafarers’ health revealed that joint pain and stress were the two biggest health challenges for women seafarers, over 40 representatives from maritime welfare and union organisations heard at a high-level briefing on 17 September.
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ITF urges concerted union approach to changing industrial challenges
Addressing 1,600 participants at ver.di’s congress in Leipzig on 22 September, ITF general secretary Steve Cotton urged affiliates and global federations to work together in a concerted bid to tackle today’s challenges facing transport workers.
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Top unionists visit Palestine to promote justice and workers’ rights
A delegation of top trade unionists met Palestinian government ministers and senior PLO officials and were warmly welcomed by union leaders and activists in Palestine during a three-day visit last week to promote justice and workers’ rights.
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ITF backs unions' resistance to Burkina Faso coup
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is condemning the coup by the presidential guard in Burkina Faso and backing trade unions who are launching an aviation strike tomorrow to protest against it.
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Right to strike on UK national centre agenda as attacks intensify
Protecting the right to strike has featured heavily at the annual meeting of the British national trade union centre, the TUC.
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