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news 22 Nov 2019

ITF building union power in Mexico

The ITF has held a series of event in Mexico City to build union membership and power in the country, as it looks for opportunities to support Mexican transport unions and help them to join the ITF

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news 21 Nov 2019

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The ITF Seafarers’ and Dockers’ sections today paid tribute to former national president of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) who died 4 November 2019 with family and loved ones by his side

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news 21 Nov 2019

ITF tourism unions launch Caribbean digital movement

Last week the National Workers Union of St Lucia hosted a major step in a new era of organising. The Caribbean tourism organising project - which is a joint venture with the ITF and Dutch union FNV -

news Press Release 20 Nov 2019

Solidarity with the people of Colombia

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today backed the national strike called by workers, unions and civil organisations in Colombia, to protest against corruption and government’s

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news 19 Nov 2019

ITF Dockers joins international cargo handling association ICHCA

The ITF Dockers’ Section has joined the International Cargo Handling and Coordinating Association (ICHCA) continuing the section’s work to develop new avenues to engage with the stevedoring industry to advance the rights and safety of dock workers globally.

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news 19 Nov 2019

Toilet rights are human rights: Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter

On World Toilet Day, 19 November 2019, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is launching a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter, because toilet rights are human rights. The charter

news 15 Nov 2019

Capacity building in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

The ITF has held a training session in Algiers, Algeria 10-12 November in partnership with the Fédération Nationale des Travailleurs des Transports - Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens. It is

news Press Release 14 Nov 2019

ITF condemns coup d’état in Bolivia

The International Transport Workers' Federation strongly condemns the undemocratic coup d’état and military intervention that has forced Bolivian President Evo Morales and Vice President Álvaro Marcelo García Linera to resign and flee the country.

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news 11 Nov 2019

Colombian air traffic controllers warn of staff shortages

The ITF affiliate ACDECTA - Asociación Colombiana de Controladores Aéreos - is demanding the government hire and train more air traffic controllers, due to the workload increase that is jeopardizing

news 11 Nov 2019

Urgent regional cooperation needed to tackle rising piracy attacks in Gulf of Guinea

Following the attack of two vessels in the Gulf of Guinea last week, the International Transport Worker’ Federation today called for urgent global and regional cooperation to fight piracy in the region.

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news 08 Nov 2019

Global action for victimised Thai rail workers

Activists from trade unions around the world took action on 7 November 2019 in support of a group of Thai union leaders. https://twitter.com/SatawuMedia/status/1192400490669187073?s=20 The 13 leaders

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news Press Release 07 Nov 2019

‘A serious violation of treaties’: ITF warns Kuwait of potential breach of international law

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has written to the prime minister of Kuwait to warn him that plans to use the military to break a planned strike by civil aviation workers would

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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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ITF building union power in Mexico

Dave Morgan

ITF tourism unions launch Caribbean digital movement

Solidarity with the people of Colombia

ITF Dockers joins international cargo handling association ICHCA

Toilet rights are human rights: Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter

Capacity building in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

ITF condemns coup d’état in Bolivia

Colombian air traffic controllers warn of staff shortages

Urgent regional cooperation needed to tackle rising piracy attacks in Gulf of Guinea

Global action for victimised Thai rail workers

‘A serious violation of treaties’: ITF warns Kuwait of potential breach of international law

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