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news 01 Nov 2021

Road transport workers unite globally for ‘safe rates’, decent work, and a sustainable industry

“This solution has already been endorsed by the ILO. It’s time for governments, employers and clients to come to the table with unions and put this solution into practice.” - ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton More than five thousand Korean truck drivers have rallied in front of the Ministry of

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Publication 01 Nov 2021

A Trade Union Guide to ICAO

Welcome to the second edition, of the International Transport Workers’ Federations (ITF) guide to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). First published in 2019, this guide has been updated with additional information on the COVID 19 pandemic, lobbying skills, ICAO and the Sustainable

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news 31 Oct 2021

Israel’s designation of Palestinian human rights groups as terrorists is outrageous

The ITUC and Global Union Federations condemn the designation by Israel of six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations. Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights experts have joined the widespread criticism of the move. Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, said: “This

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news 29 Oct 2021

Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets now if its future is to be sustainable

The shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) cautions in a new position paper launched today. There are currently more than 50,000 cargo ships on the world’s oceans, the majority of which run on

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Publication 29 Oct 2021

ITF’s Sustainable Shipping Position Paper

Widespread and systemic change is needed to speed up the maritime industry’s transition to a zero-carbon future. Seafarers are already seeing the dangers of climate change. We are on the front line of the climate emergency. It’s often seafarers who are the ones pulling people from floodwaters. It’s

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news 28 Oct 2021

Somalia: Mogadishu port authority must act to save the lives of abandoned crew

Eleven seafarers trapped aboard the Haj Abdulla (IMO 7702114) are at extreme risk, with the ship taking on water off Mogadishu, Somalia. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has implored the authorities to give the ship emergency access to the port but so far to no avail. This means

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news 21 Oct 2021

Red listing Philippines-based manning agent ‘Able Maritime’ first step to stopping seafarer exploitation

The Inspectorate of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has red listed Able Maritime Seafarers Inc after the crewing agent failed to respond to official enquiries from the ITF about the diabolical pay and terrible conditions of seafarers the company placed in work. A flood of new

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news 21 Oct 2021

ITF week of action highlights dire conditions in road transport industry and offers solutions

Accountability at the top of supply chains and improvements in driver pay, terms and security can solve shortages and safety problems in one stroke Action spreads from Australia to Korea, then globally as workers fight for Safe Rates, fair conditions and supply chain regulation Ten people were

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news 20 Oct 2021

Wise heads must prevail in air traffic control changes ITF says

Air traffic controllers and their unions should be actively involved in decision-making about the future of the air traffic services sector in this time of intense political and technological change, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has said. The call to use air traffic

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news 19 Oct 2021

New research confirms Irish Atypical Work Permit Scheme needs urgent overhaul to protect fishers

The official publication today of Experiences of Non-EEA Workers in the Irish Fishing Industry by Maynooth University Department of Law is confirmation that the situation facing non-European migrant fishers, both documented and undocumented, has not fundamentally improved, and if anything has

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Road transport workers unite globally for ‘safe rates’, decent work, and a sustainable industry

A Trade Union Guide to ICAO

Israel’s designation of Palestinian human rights groups as terrorists is outrageous

Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets now if its future is to be sustainable

ITF’s Sustainable Shipping Position Paper

Somalia: Mogadishu port authority must act to save the lives of abandoned crew

Red listing Philippines-based manning agent ‘Able Maritime’ first step to stopping seafarer exploitation

ITF week of action highlights dire conditions in road transport industry and offers solutions

Wise heads must prevail in air traffic control changes ITF says

New research confirms Irish Atypical Work Permit Scheme needs urgent overhaul to protect fishers

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