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ETF/ITF lashing campaign targets Unifeeder
Hundreds of dockworkers from ETF and ITF-affiliated unions will demonstrate tomorrow in front of the offices of Northern European logistics company Unifeeder in Aarhus, Denmark for allowing seafarers to lash and unlash their charted vessels. This is in direct contravention of the ITF dockers’ clause which specifically reserves lashing and unlashing work for dockers.
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Advance notice to press: Brussels rail protest
Next Monday 5 December trade union representatives and leaders from 42 countries worldwide will join a rally in central Brussels against the European Union’s proposed fourth railway package.
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Asia Pacific unions meet to reinforce agenda for building union power in the region
Trade union delegates representing transport workers from across the Asia Pacific region will meet in Tokyo, Japan this week for their regional International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) conference. The event runs from 28-30 November.
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ITF Asia Pacific regional conference kicks off #WeAreITF
The ITF Asia Pacific regional conference kicks off on Monday. More than 250 delegates from across the region will meet in Tokyo, Japan from 28-30 November for one of the first ITF Pathway to Congress events.
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ITF/ETF dockers plan Unifeeder demo to say ‘cargo lashing is our work’
Hundreds of dockworkers from ITF and ETF-affiliated unions will descend on the offices of Northern European logistics company Unifeeder in Aarhus, Denmark on Friday 2 December, to continue the next stage of the ITF/ETF European Lashing Campaign. The campaign is spearhead by Danish union 3F.
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ITF congratulates Colombian union on CBA
ITF union the SNTT (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Rama, Servicios de la Industria del Transporte y Logística de Colombia) has negotiated the first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with major transport company Transcaribe in Cartagena, as part of an ongoing project in Colombia supported by the ITF.
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ITF protests over anti-union pressures on Aras Cargo workers
The ITF has raised concerns over the treatment by Aras Cargo in Turkey of employees who are members of the ITF union Tümtis.
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ITF and ETF press Lufthansa Technik over negotiations
Members of ITF union ver.di have warmly welcomed the letter sent by the ITF and its European arm the ETF to Lufthansa Technik (LHT) urging the company to engage in meaningful negotiations with the union.
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ITF port experts work to improve ILO safety code
The ITF and its dockers’ unions have been putting their proposals for safe working environments for dockworkers to the ILO (International Labour Organization).
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Dramatic rescue operation earns Indian woman captain exceptional bravery award
Captain Radhika Menon and her team came to the rescue of a small fishing vessel in the Bay of Bengal.
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Singapore meeting sets strategic goals
Representatives of designated ITF centres of excellence in the Asia Pacific region met last week to set a strategy for building union power in the area. The one-day event attracted union participants from Australia, Hong Kong, India and Japan.
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“Empowered and inspired” – Manila communications workshop sets young dockers up for action!
“What we’ve done this week is take ownership of our communications and our part in union campaigning, and because we own it we take pride in it.”
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