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With working conditions deteriorating and road traffic deaths surging in South Korea, truck drivers’ outrage is leading to mass protest. On Saturday, June 15, over 10,000 truck drivers rallied in front of the Korean National Assembly, demanding revival of legislation that set fair pay standards and

The ITF’s Annica Barning and Mohamed Arradechi gave guest lectures at the World Maritime University in April Future maritime lawyers, academics, flag state administrators and coastguards were among the next generation of maritime professionals to listen and learn from ITF staff at the World Maritime

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has pledged an additional £50,000 to its Palestine Solidarity Fund to mobilise resources to support workers, trade unions and humanitarian organisations on the ground in Palestine. At the Council of Global Unions’ meeting in Geneva, ITF General

Dockers in Turkey are facing an increased attack on their right to join the union of their choice by a hostile employer. Dockers at Borusan Port started to unionise in March by joining the dockers’ union Liman-İş . Their employer – Borusan Lojistik AS – responded by sacking six workers, who were

2023 was the worst year ever seen for seafarer abandonment – and ITF inspectors recovered nearly US$60 million in unpaid wages The ITF’s global network of inspectors recovered a shocking US$57,161,779 in unpaid wages for seafarers in 2023, as the ITF also recorded the highest level it has ever seen

Abdul Nasser Saleh is finally home with his family in Egypt, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is delighted to announce. Twelve years ago, Abdul Nasser Saleh took a job as an engineer on board the Al Maha vessel. He then spent a shocking 4,000 days stuck on board. By the end of

Joint statement from unions attending solidarity mission to Palestine This week leaders of eight Global Union Federations (GUFs) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) travelled to Ramallah to convey their solidarity to unions in the West Bank and Gaza. These organisations represent