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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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Joint press release: Global unions in solidarity with Korean workers’ fight for democracy

A high-level delegation of global union leaders is joining demonstrations taking place tomorrow in South Korea to protest against the brutal crackdown on democratic rights and the criminalisation of trade union activity by the government of President Park Geun-hye They will also back calls for the resignation of President Park, who is enmeshed in a huge corruption scandal.
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World union meeting commences today in Panama

The global union federation for the world’s transport workers begins a top-level meeting in Panama today. The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has chosen the country as venue for the meeting in recognition of the nation’s status as a key global transport hub and component of the Federation’s plans for building the future of work.
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ITF transport activists begin training in Morocco

Activists from ten countries begin an ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) training programme today (Monday 10 October) in Marrakesh, Morocco, designed to develop their campaigning skills to support union activity in the Arab World region.
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