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P&O Global Letter of Protest

Target: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, CEO of DP World, Owners of P&O Ferries On March 17, P&O Ferries in the UK sacked 800 seafarers with 30 minutes notice over a pre-recorded Zoom call. Aside from being callous and beneath contempt, this behaviour not only lacks any form of basic decency, but appears
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Transport Workers need action on climate change

To: Transport and Environment Ministers We cannot tackle climate change without a radical transformation in how people and goods move, in how we move the world. From public transport to shipping, and from trucking to aviation, it is clear that no government can credibly claim to be addressing
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Sanitation rights: Vivian's story

“...sometimes there’s nobody to cover for us, and we could not leave to find a bathroom. We have to hold it, and it causes urinary infections. Sometimes workers relieve themselves in their trousers, which is another risk – more emotional than physical.” Vivian Acosta has worked as a ticket clerk in
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Sanitation rights: Vivian's story

“...sometimes there’s nobody to cover for us, and we could not leave to find a bathroom. We have to hold it, and it causes urinary infections. Sometimes workers relieve themselves in their trousers, which is another risk – more emotional than physical.” Vivian Acosta has worked as a ticket clerk in
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Voluntary certifications and standards

The ratification of the work in fishing convention (ILO C188), proper consultation with workers and worker’s representatives, formal social dialogue and implementation of CBAs, either at national, sectoral, port, fleet, vessel or company level are all essential parts of this convention that cannot
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Sanitation rights: Mabu’s story

“My supervisor said you need to carry a plastic container and then use paper. I thought it was a joke until I found no toilets inside the train.” Mabu Molele, from Johannesburg, has worked in the transport industry for almost two decades, and has been a member of the South African Transport and
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