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ITF AND ILWU CANADA JOINT STATEMENT ON THE One Year Anniversary of the Sinking of the Ingenika and workplace deaths of Troy Pearson and Charley Cragg 10 February 2022, London / Vancouver The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and our global union family, alongside the International

The ITF has secured a seat at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Ground Handling Task Force (GHTF). This important milestone is another step forward in the ITF’s continuing effort to make sure the views of its civil aviation affiliates are listened to and taken into account at

In solemn recognition of more than a year having passed since the military coup of 1 February 2021 responsible for ousting the democratically elected government in Myanmar, the ITF applauds the United States, United Kingdom and Canada for imposing sanctions last week on some of Myanmar’s top

Seafarers’ unions are extremely concerned that four Ukrainian nationals have now been detained without charge by Turkish authorities for more than seven months. The crew are being held over claims the seafarers knew about 176 kilograms of cocaine that was found by officials inside a shipping

ITF Young Dockers have launched a podcast called the Dockcast, which highlights the latest news, views, and attitudes in the world of dockers. Nick Loridan from BTB Belgium and Viri Gomez from ILWU, Canada, host the podcast, where each month, you’ll hear from special guests fighting from the front

When the ITF loses someone, the hole in our hearts and in our organization can’t always be measured by the size of their job title. With the loss Geoff Ablett on 31 January, the hole ripped in the heart of our Federation is immeasurable, because of the brother that Geoff was to all of us and to the

Campaigners from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) handed in their hardcopy submission to the Irish government’s review of the country’s Atypical Work Permit Scheme at the Department of Justice offices in Stephen’s Green, Dublin. Accompanied by a group of current and former

An application by A.P. Møller–Mærsk’s towage subsidiary, Svitzer, to terminate its collective agreement with its entire Australian workforce could further deepen the country’s supply chain woes. Unions say the bid is an unfortunate, but major, departure from Maersk’s generally constructive approach