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Fighting for the rights of LGBT+ workers: ITF affiliates to ILGA World
To coincide with this year’s Pride Month, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is proud to announce that we have joined ILGA World, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and
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Fixing driver shortages: new global plan launched by employers and unions
21 June 2023, Geneva, London – IRU, the world road transport employers' organisation, representing more than 3.5 million road transport operators, and ITF, the International Transport Workers’
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International Labour Conference calls for urgent action on just transition
21 June 2023, Geneva and Bonn – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomed the adoption of a resolution on just transition at the International Labour Conference (ILC). The new
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Migrant labour exploitation, abuse remain rife in UK fishing industry – FT exposé
The Financial Times is reporting on the latest shocking story emanating from the UK fishing industry, affecting crew from the Philippines who were working on UK-flagged fishing vessels operating in
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Dishonouring of EU Fisheries Agreements by French & Spanish companies fuelling strike actions on tuna vessels across Africa
Frustration on the part of fishers from Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire working on Spanish- and French-owned tuna vessels fishing in the Gulf of Guinea and Indian Ocean under EU Sustainable Fisheries
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Transport Workers stand in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East (jointly, WGA) have been on strike since 2 May. Our brothers and sisters are fighting for the future of writing and for the ability
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ITF General Secretary’s address to the 111th ILO International Labour Conference
Thank you Chair, and colleagues, for the opportunity to address you today. I’m Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Firstly, on behalf of nearly
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‘Governments must seize this moment’: Critical juncture for EU Platform Work Directive
Brussels, London – European and global transport unions say now is the time for the Council of the EU to agree a mandate on the Platform Work Directive that will protect the employment rights of
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International Aviation Federations ITF and IFALPA achieve major progress on workers’ rights at ILO
07 June 2023, LONDON, MONTREAL – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) have secured significant steps forward
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New York transit workers win respect and recognition with strong new collective bargaining agreement
1 June 2023, London – New York’s bus and subway workers are set to receive a 9.8 percent pay rise over the next three years and have successfully campaigned against cuts in their benefits thanks tough
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ITF Seafarers' Expo: 23-25 June 2023 – registrations now open
Registrations have opened today for the ITF Seafarers’ Expo, to be held in the heart of the Philippines – Manila – later this month. This is only the second time the major maritime event is being held
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Transforming Transport for the Common Good
In March 2023, the ITF Road, Rail and Urban Transport Sections conferences took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the democratic forums for workers and unions in these sectors across the world
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Transport Workers on the Front Line
Transport workers keep everyone safe in dangerous weather, and it is unions leading the way on protecting workers and passengers, winning protections like early warning systems. For Andrés and Lourdes
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From grievances to global Insights - the ITF's data-driven approach
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