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A bilateral agreement was signed today in Paris between France and the United Kingdom over voluntary seafarer employment and welfare standards. While the sentiment to improve outcomes for seafarers is being welcomed by European and international unions, the two governments are urged to get serious

Seafarers’ unions have won landmark commitments to a Just Transition for the world’s maritime workforce as part of the International Maritime Organization’s decision to adopt its Revised Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. Under the new strategy, the IMO will need to review seafarer training

Joint Press Release: ITF and ITF Seafarers' Trust 13 JULY 2023 A tool for port workers designed to improve safety for themselves and visiting seafarers is being launched to a second region with three new languages. The ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) today marked the official launch of its OSH Ports

The ITF Dockers’ Section are in Vancouver, Canada showing solidarity to the sisters and brothers of ILWU Canada. The delegation is visiting workers at picket lines and has included ITF Dockers' Section vice chair and ILWU International President Willie Adams, as well as ITF Dockers’ Section 2nd vice

We, global unions representing hundreds of millions of workers around the world across most sectors, call for the UN, its member states, and the entire international community, to take multilateral actions towards peace in Israel-Palestine. We join the UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR)’s

London – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today said that the failure by governments and industry to address the systemic issues that have made aviation an unattractive place to work are highly likely to disrupt the supply chain and cause flight delays, airport congestion and

7,400 dock workers, members of the ITF-affiliated International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada), have launched Canada’s first indefinite port strike in 30 years. The workers began their strike on Saturday 1 July. Despite every attempt by the ILWU Canada to reach a settlement

The UK government’s reckless proposal to close over 1000 ticket offices in train stations across the country would mean untold job losses, and will make rail travel more difficult and less safe for everyone. The move - confirmed this week - would amount to the decimation of England’s railways, and

Women representing global and European transport unions are attending this week’s ICAO Global Aviation Gender Summit 2023 in Madrid, Spain, to ensure the voices of women aviation workers from around the world are heard loud and clear and to press for changes that address the systemic challenges that