The following statement of solidarity was adopted at the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) regional meeting in Tanzania on 25 April 2018 by 11 ITF African affiliates
On 24 April 2018 at 105th session of the IMO Legal Committee, an ITF delegation, including SRI, announced the plan for the upcoming regional workshop on the fair treatment of seafarers, in coordination with the Government of the Philippines in July 2018.
On 24 April 2018, during the 105th session of Legal Committee at main hall of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), an International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) delegation delivered a presentation regarding ongoing cases and outcomes of the latest data analysis of the ILO/IMO database on reported incidents of abandonment of seafarers.
The International Transport Worker’s Federation (ITF) continues to pledge solidarity to the RMT and its campaign to fight for better working conditions on the UK railways. On 25 April, the RMT held a rally marking the two year anniversary of this campaign. The following statement of solidarity was read out at the rally on behalf of the ITF.
SINGAPORE: Toll Group has underlined its strong commitment to ensuring safe and fair working standards for all its employees across its 1,200 sites in 50 countries, by signing a unique agreement with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its affiliated unions.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed a new union agreement that reinstates pay and conditions for workers at two union ports in Papua New Guinea, but concerns remain over the future of 213 workers still without a contract.
A group of young workers will be in the West Bank next week on a mission to show solidarity and build concrete outcomes as part of the ITF’s commitment to continue supporting young, Palestinian transport workers.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) urges Hutchison Ports to address a pattern of serious health and safety incidents across their global operations, as a dockworker remains in a critical condition following workplace collision at the company’s Port Botany terminal.