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Clock ticking on Fowey ship arrest
A ship detained at Fowey, United Kingdom, for multiple safety and accommodation failings will face arrest at 17:00 BST today unless the owners pay the crew the wages they owe them.The Panamanian
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Crumlin blasts Aurizon lockout
ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) president Paddy Crumlin today described Australian rail freight operator Aurizon’s lockout of 200 freight train drivers in New South Wales as “totally
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ITF calls on South Korean government to release railway workers
The ITF last week wrote to the South Korean government to call for the release of three railway workers who have been detained pending trial following a rail collision in Daegu, South Korea, in August
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Protests at plans to exempt ships from New Zealand reflag
The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Rail and Maritime Transport Union of New Zealand have protested at plans to exclude some ships from a law to reflag foreign-owned vessels in the fishing industry.
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Turkish union secures DHL bargaining deal
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and UNI Global Union today congratulated Turkey’s TUMTIS union, which has secured a nationwide collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with
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Trade unions must act now on climate change
Twenty activists from 14 countries came together in Johannesburg last week to determine the next steps in the fight against climate change. Participants at the meeting, which ran from 31 October to 1
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New ITF Seafarers app available now
Following on from the success of earlier seafarer apps, the new ITF Seafarers app launched for IOS and Android last week.
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ITF Americas goes digital
The ITF today launched a brand new regional conference website for its forthcoming Latin America and Caribbean conference – the last regional conference in the run-up to congress 2014. The website
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Americas conference sets out model for the future
The ITF Americas regional conference – which has brought together activists from right across Latin America and the Caribbean – closed yesterday with a plan to achieve a better future for workers and unions.
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Relief for crew of detained scandal ship
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is able to report progress in the case of the filthy and unsafe vessel Munzur, which is detained in Fowey in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Following
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Kenyan activists share experiences to build strength
Global delivery campaign activists at a seminar in Kenya committed to work together to coordinate union activities and organising, strengthening workers’ voices in the country.Organisers, industrial
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Informal drivers win back right to work
Informal auto rickshaw drivers in Chennai, India, won back the right to work following protests at Tambaram Railway station last month.
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Comment article Seth Payer, Head of Data and Research at the International Transport Workers’ Federation The role of trade unions and a core pillar of the work of the International Transport Workers’
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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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Rights 4 Riders
Just days after riders announced a global network established by the ITF, #Rights4Riders, to protest the company’s business model, Deliveroo is facing setbacks to its IPO listing on the London Stock
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The Shwe Tun Aung Story
The story of an ordinary Burmese seafarer facing oppression at sea - Burmese Cowboy is the tale of Shwe Tun Aung and his journey around the world, opposing corrupt ship owners and a dangerous