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Qatar Airways Cup: global union spotlights aviation workers’ plight
The International Transport Workers’ Federation - a global union body representing millions of transport workers worldwide - is joining the Scottish Football Supporters Association and PlayFairQatar in calling on Scotland fans to support migrant workers who are building Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in advance of Scotland’s friendly with the Gulf state on June 5th.
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Qatar Airways Cup: global union spotlights aviation workers’ plight
The International Transport Workers’ Federation - a global union body representing millions of transport workers worldwide - is joining the Scottish Football Supporters Association and PlayFairQatar in calling on Scotland fans to support migrant workers who are building Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in advance of Scotland’s friendly with the Gulf state on June 5th.
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Secret trade pact gives ‘consolidated power’ to global transport firms warns ITF
The ITF warned that classified documents published today by Wikileaks on the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) foresee consolidated power for big transport industry players and threaten the public interest, jobs and a voice for workers.
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Secret trade pact set to rob from the poor - and give to global transport firms
Classified documents published today by Wikileaks on the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) foresee consolidated power for big transport industry players – and threaten the public interest, jobs and a voice for workers, says the International Transport Workers’ Federation.
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ITF takes use of Peruvian Navy for strikebreaking to UN body
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) raised the use of Peruvian Navy troops as strikebreakers in the pay of APM Terminals at a meeting of UN body the ILO (International Labour Organization) in Geneva today.
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ITF urges Australian senate inquiry into FOC shipping and condemns government attacks on cabotage
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is pushing for a Australian senate inquiry into flag of convenience (FOC) shipping following a damning exposé on Australia’s Four Corners television programme into three deaths at sea on board the MV Sage Sagittarius. (See the TV report at: http://goo.gl/vzIDBY)
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ITF applauds RUM president reinstatement by Malayan Railways
The ITF has welcomed news received over the weekend from its affiliate the Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya (RUM) that Abdul Razak, the union’s president, has been reinstated with immediate effect by KTMB (Malayan Railways Ltd).
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ITF comment on Doha container death
Commenting on last week’s death of a driver crushed by a container reportedly falling from a lorry exiting Doha port, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “Injuries associated with containers are all too common. They can occur throughout the supply chain –on ships, in ports, on road and rail. There is a deep and constant need for oversight, care and regulation.”
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ITF presses Cathay Pacific to address cabin crew’s concerns
The ITF has backed the Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union (FAU), and appealed to the head of the airline to address workers’ concerns over their conditions.
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Nepalese unions need your help to rebuild, says ITF
The ITF has established a special fund for donations to trade unions in Nepal following the earthquake in April that claimed the lives of thousands of people there.
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ITF and UITP join to tackle violence on public transport
The two global organisations representing public transport operators and workers have joined to tackle violence on urban transport networks.
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Protesting DP-DHL workers receive worldwide support
Six thousand Deutsche Post-DHL workers who put the company on trial today at its annual general meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, were buoyed up by support from DHL unions around the world.
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