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The ITF’s new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) negotiating guide was launched at the regional workshop on the topic that took place in Dakar, 27-29 November 2019. The delegates came together as part of an ongoing activity to strengthen the network of unions organising and campaigning in BRT in Africa. The

This week the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU), ITF's only maritime affiliate in Ukraine, held their annual three-day awareness-raising seminar for Ukrainian seafarers.

An ITF delegation, led by the general secretary Stephen Cotton, has visited China this week to enhance cooperation and understanding with the country ’s labour movement. The visiting group included Asia Pacific members of the ITF ’s executive board and was arranged to fulfil the mandate set by the

Women public transport workers in Bangkok, Thailand, have attended an ITF workshop aimed at preparing them for the impact of new technology on the future of work. During the event, the road and rail workers discussed the findings of the ITF’s ground-breaking research into the impact of the future of

The ITF general secretary has written to the new president of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to congratulate him on his election and looking forward to further close cooperation between the two organisations. Salvatore Sciacchitano, from Italy, will begin his three-year term in

The Teamsters Canada union has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National (CN) to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, train workers and yard workers. The agreement came after a week-long strike that saw a wave of national and international support for the rail workers

The Colombian working class have taken to the streets in another national strike to protest against the repressive actions of the government and its refusal to open dialogue with unions and civil society over the government’s harsh neoliberal policies that are affecting millions of Colombians.

A wide-ranging study by Yale University – commissioned by the ITF Seafarers Trust – has found dangerously high levels of mental stress among seafarers, and recommended how it can be reduced. The study spoke to 1,572 seafarers representing serving seafarers of different ranks across the world, on a

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the 18 million transport workers worldwide that the federation represents pledge support for the 10,000 members of the Finnish Post and Logistical Workers’ Union PAU who have been on strike since the 11th of November. The ITF is a democratic

Nearly 500 workers have signed up to their local union as part of a young workers’ camp in Jinja, Uganda, backed by the ITF. Over 100 young workers are participating in the event, with representatives from Uganda, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania and Mozambique. The ITF part funded the event and