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ITF Seafarers’ Trust renews support for a humanitarian response to seafarers subjected to maritime piracy
The Seafarers’ Trust provided core funding for the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) launched in September 2011 when maritime piracy was at its peak, with many seafarers subjected to serious attacks by pirates and armed robbers.
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International mission’s ‘reinstate Jimena’ call backed by Ecuador government
An international delegation of trade unionists visiting Ecuador to protest the unjust sacking of cabin crew member Jimena Lopez has won assurances of government backing for their call for justice.
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ITF to strengthen work on cabin air quality and aviation FOCs
The ITF is stepping up its ability to oppose aviation flags of convenience (FOC) and fight for safe cabin and airport air quality, the federation told delegates at its cabin crew committee meeting in London on 26-27 February.
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On 8 March unions mobilise for Jimena
ITF-affiliated unions celebrating International Women’s Day on 8 March will be demanding the reinstatement of a victimised trade unionist.
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ITF unions celebrate International Women' Day
ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) affiliated unions celebrating International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March will be helping support a victimised trade unionist.
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Mentor unions intensify organising informal workers
Mentor unions from five countries met in Kathmandu, Nepal on 25-27 February to agree the final phase of a major project to organise informal transport workers and boost the visibility of women in informal work.
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International union mission arrives in Ecuador to protest airline sacking
An international delegation of trade unionists arrives in Ecuador today to protest the unjust sacking of cabin crew member Jimena Lopez by the LAN Ecuador airline. Their four-day mission will mirror union protests worldwide for Jimena on International Women’s Day, 8 March, and include meetings with the Ecuadorian government – which is supporting the demands for her reinstatement.
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ITF raises Malaysian airline law concerns
The ITF has written to Malaysia’s prime minister to urge him to intervene over plans to close Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and create a new airline with only some of the workers and no unions.
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Could you be a participant in ITF youth summer school?
Sharing of campaign ideas, the importance of tactics and having a strong strategy, new ways to organise youth committees, how to organise apathetic workers – just some of the things previous ITF summer school participants have taken away from the event.
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ITF calls for dialogue and worker involvement during historic Kenya conference
The ITF called for dialogue and worker involvement in Kenya’s maritime industry during the country’s historic first maritime conference in its 50 years of independence.
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ITF urges solidarity with Indian dockers facing massive jobs threat
Five Indian union federations have come together in a historic joint campaign for dockers’ jobs in the face of port corporatisation and have announced an indefinite strike in 11 major ports beginning on 9 March.
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Kenyan truck driver unions build organising capacity
Twenty-five shop stewards participated in training to build the organising capacity of Kenyan long-distance truck drivers, which was organised by the ITF and its affiliates the Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV) and the Kenya Long Distance Truck Drivers Union (KLDTDU).
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