The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the global seafaring community to numerous challenges. Maritime employers and seafarers' unions, along with many other international organisations, are working relentlessly to ensure the work and dedication of our seafarers, to provide the world with essential
Comprehensive ‘roadmap’ developed by a supply chain coalition led by industry and unions in cooperation with UN agencies 12-step plan issued by International Maritime Organization provides a route forward for governments on how to facilitate ship crew change during the pandemic Failure to relieve
In a fourth special show about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on working people, ITF legal director Ruwan Subasinghe has spoken to Maria Helena Andre, director of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) bureau for workers' activities (ACTRAV). Maria Helena Andre talks about the ILO's role
International Workers’ Day message from ITF president Paddy Crumlin and ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton This year for the first time, we can’t march on the streets for International Workers’ Day, but that will never stop us demonstrating our strength and solidarity. This crisis, driven by the
Public transport workers are on the frontline of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. Read ITF's Global Charter of Demands for governments and employers to keep public transport workers safe.
The health crisis is far from over, but we need to organise now. The ITF, and the Council of Global Unions who represents workers in all sectors, in every region, have strongly argued the case that the IMF and the World Bank need to coordinate a global economic response to the crisis that delivers
Global charter of demands Public transport workers are on the frontline of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. They are the drivers, ticket sellers, conductors, cleaners, maintenance and office workers who provide the vital services that keep public transport systems functioning - facilitating
Frontline public transport workers from around the world have united to publish a global charter of demands for better protection from the Covid-19 pandemic . Hundreds of public transport workers across the world have died from Covid-19, with the death toll rising daily. They are on the frontline of