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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

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has issued a stark warning about the deteriorating state of workers’ rights worldwide and the grave threats to democratic foundations. In particular, the union has pointed to the situation in Eswatini, where the government's oppressive measures

A strike by Locomotive Maintenance Staff in Karachi over unpaid wages has ended in a dramatic victory. It is a story that shows that even in times of crisis, workers can fight and win. Since last year’s flooding, railway workers in Pakistan have faced repeated delays and issues in receiving their