The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the release of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) president Han Sang-gyun, however the Korean government must not stop here, and commit to freeing other political prisoners.
Dock workers in Pakistan have repeated their vow to stand side by side with dockers around the world in their struggle against oppression, exploitation and union busting at the hands of multinational port operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI).
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has begun legal proceedings against the Irish government over its botched attempt to regulate the employment of non-European workers in the fishing industry.
The ITF has written to India’s prime minister Shri Narendra Modi to urge him to intervene in the plans to privatise Air India without adequately consulting the workforce and their unions.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Transport Authority (FTA) have signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding to work together to protect the rights of all seafarers operating in UAE waters.
We at the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are surprised and disappointed by the statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in relation to the recent events in Panama.