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Automation conference aims to address ‘most controversial issue in stevedoring industry’
Preparations are underway for the first ITF conference focusing exclusively on automation in the port industry. Dockers’ union representatives from around the world are set to attend the event in
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Canada makes its third MLC detention
The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Kouyou was detained yesterday in the port of Quebec, Canada, after maritime labour officials determined that crew were owed more than USD51,000 in backpay. It is
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Tentative deal reached for longshoremen at Port of New York
The ITF is reacting with cautious optimism to news that a tentative six-year labour agreement has been reached for workers at the Port of New York. ITF-affiliated union the International Longshoreman
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Seafarers’ Trust announces 100th WMU scholarship award
The ITF Seafarers’ Trust has announced that it is awarding its hundredth scholarship to study at the World Maritime University (WMU) to Rani Unnab Aziz Khan, an education officer at the Pakistan
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Revitalised Festa heralds stronger future
More than 40 delegates representing unions in 11 Asecna (Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar) countries who attended the third ordinary congress of the Festa (Federation of
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South Korean government warned against foul play as rail strike looms
The ITF and ITUC have written jointly to the government of South Korea to express their fears that labour rights could be violated during a forthcoming strike against rail restructuring and
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ITF warns against aviation ‘flags of convenience’
The ITF is to deliver a warning about the growth of ‘flags of convenience’ in aviation to the sixth ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Air Transport Conference in Montreal, which begins
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Violence against women is a trade union issue
ITF unions at the forefront of tackling violence against women today received extra support as the ITF launched a ground-breaking new publication: ITF Action Guide on: violence against women. For many
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MUNZ warns of toxic threat to container workers
An official report that exposed massive safety risks concerning toxic gases in shipping containers shows that workers face daily danger, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has warned. The
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Ryanair to be inspected over Norwegian ‘slave contract’ claims
Low-cost airline Ryanair is about to get unannounced visits from state aviation and labour inspectors in Norway, following revelations by two sacked cabin crew members of the terms of their contracts
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Ver.di takes DHL pressure industry wide
As union members and supporters worldwide prepare for a day of support on 26 March for the families affected by DHL Turkey’s dismissals, ITF affiliate ver.di has stepped up the pressure on the German
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East Asia maritime action week under way
The ITF’s third East Asia maritime action week of 2013 begins today at major ports in Japan, Korea, Russia and Taiwan. The week runs from 9 to 13 September. During it joint inspection teams will check
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Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
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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