A fresh appeal to protect the freedom and safety of a Libyan trade unionist has been launched by the ITF this week via online platform LabourStart.

Women transport workers from around the world strengthened their commitment to climate justice, ending violence against women and securing a decent future of work for women in the transport industry, during a ground-breaking conference last week.

The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) has described the coming into force of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 – ILO188 – tomorrow, 16 November as having the potential to open up a new era for millions of fishers worldwide. The ITF has been an active supporter of the new convention from its birth to this new landmark point.

Citizens, cities and the planet will be better off with more public transport

The commitment to making the ITF a more dynamic campaign focused organisation was underlined during the bi-annual executive board last week.

The ITF has released a specially commissioned documentary about the life of inspector and activist Shwe Tun Aung.

The Madagascan Government will be the target of a protest at 08:30 tomorrow (18 October) at the African Ports Evolution conference in Durban, South Africa. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and its affiliate the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU), will demand that the government immediately take all necessary steps to reinstate 43 dock workers sacked at the ICTSI-operated Port of Toamasina

Women who work as conductors and clerks in Nairobi’s informal matatu industry came together last week to strengthen women’s leadership in responding to bus rapid transport (BRT).

The PNG Maritime and Transport Workers Union (PNGMTWU) and landowner groups are holding protests in Lae and Port Moresby today against Philippine port operator, International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI). ICTSI recently signed an agreement to operate the Motukea Port, Port Moresby, and the Port of Lae.

The ITF and UNI global union have extended their groundbreaking protocol with DHL, which sees all parties meet regularly to resolve industrial relations issues.

Analysis carried out by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) released today has found an emerging pattern of labour rights violations throughout one of the world's most profitable stevedoring companies: International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI).

Analysis carried out by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) released today has found an emerging pattern of labour rights violations throughout one of the world's fastest growing stevedoring companies: International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI).