ITF young workers committee members have joined demonstrations at PedidosYa stores in Argentina to protest against the dismissal of 430 delivery workers in Buenos Aires last February. They were joined by ITF vice-president Pablo Moyano and Marcelo Pariente, the general secretary of the union ASIMM
Stephen Cotton, general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), has written to the president of Fiji expressing solidarity with air traffic controllers in their ongoing dispute with Fijian Airports Limited and demanding action to resolve the situation.
ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton spoke to thousands of transport workers rallying in Brussels to demand #FairTransport for Europe. He addressed the rally stating that the ITF would work to unite people around our common causes and against our common enemies. Mr Cotton said: "This week we’re
The Liberian-registered bulk carrier "Anna-Elisabeth" has been detained by Australian authorities after international crew on board a bulk carrier complained of insufficient food, bullying aboard the vessel and denial of shore leave.
The ITF road section chair Tony Sheldon has been in Argentina to learn about the Agua Negra tunnel project. He spoke with Hugo Moyano and Omar Perez of the Camioneros union about the risks and opportunities of the tunnel. They discussed the campaign for safe rates of pay for truck drivers and the
Around 1,000 rail workers have demonstrated in Mumbai, India to demand that the new pension scheme is scrapped and an end to a delayed review of central government salaries. The protest was organised on 18 March 2019 by the All India Railwaymen's Federation affiliate, the National Railway Mazdoor
A delegation from the ITF affiliate Fédération CGT des Cheminots have visited railway workers in Mali – some of whom have been on hunger strike since December. Their desperate action has claimed the lives of four workers, two of their wives and two babies. The workers took the action because they
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which represents 18 million transport workers worldwide, is raising serious concerns about the suitability of Alsa to run public transport services in Morocco after the company failed to show up to a critical meeting with the governor of Tangier
On land, at sea and in the air, more than 10 million Europeans work in transport. They provide vital services that we all depend on. But sadly, they are under attack. • Europe’s 10+ million transport workers face worsening wages and conditions • We have a clear, positive vision for better jobs in