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The ITF Seafarers’ and Dockers’ sections today paid tribute to former national president of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) who died 4 November 2019 with family and loved ones by his side
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ITF tourism unions launch Caribbean digital movement
Last week the National Workers Union of St Lucia hosted a major step in a new era of organising. The Caribbean tourism organising project - which is a joint venture with the ITF and Dutch union FNV -
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Solidarity with the people of Colombia
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today backed the national strike called by workers, unions and civil organisations in Colombia, to protest against corruption and government’s
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ITF Dockers joins international cargo handling association ICHCA
The ITF Dockers’ Section has joined the International Cargo Handling and Coordinating Association (ICHCA) continuing the section’s work to develop new avenues to engage with the stevedoring industry to advance the rights and safety of dock workers globally.
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Toilet rights are human rights: Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter
On World Toilet Day, 19 November 2019, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is launching a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter, because toilet rights are human rights. The charter
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Capacity building in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
The ITF has held a training session in Algiers, Algeria 10-12 November in partnership with the Fédération Nationale des Travailleurs des Transports - Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens. It is
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ITF condemns coup d’état in Bolivia
The International Transport Workers' Federation strongly condemns the undemocratic coup d’état and military intervention that has forced Bolivian President Evo Morales and Vice President Álvaro Marcelo García Linera to resign and flee the country.
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Colombian air traffic controllers warn of staff shortages
The ITF affiliate ACDECTA - Asociación Colombiana de Controladores Aéreos - is demanding the government hire and train more air traffic controllers, due to the workload increase that is jeopardizing
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Urgent regional cooperation needed to tackle rising piracy attacks in Gulf of Guinea
Following the attack of two vessels in the Gulf of Guinea last week, the International Transport Worker’ Federation today called for urgent global and regional cooperation to fight piracy in the region.
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Global action for victimised Thai rail workers
Activists from trade unions around the world took action on 7 November 2019 in support of a group of Thai union leaders. https://twitter.com/SatawuMedia/status/1192400490669187073?s=20 The 13 leaders
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‘A serious violation of treaties’: ITF warns Kuwait of potential breach of international law
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has written to the prime minister of Kuwait to warn him that plans to use the military to break a planned strike by civil aviation workers would
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Indian seafarers plant trees at root of environmental campaign
The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) has begun a drive to plant thousands of trees. It began with all officers, petty officers and ratings being asked to plant a tree during August and
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An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for
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