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Hope is growing for a successful resolution in the Malaviya Seven and Twenty cases that will lead to the abandoned crews receiving the recompense they deserve, according to the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) – which has supported them from the outset.

Inland waterway workers throughout Bangladesh will see their monthly minimum wage more than double, thanks to their union’s victory in its battle with vessel owners over a number of issues.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has welcomed a decision by Australia’s High Court to rule invalid a decision by the nation’s conservative government to exempt workers on vessels in the multi-billion dollar offshore oil and gas industry from domestic visa requirements.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has pledged solidarity with Nautilus NL/FNV Waterbouw – its Dutch affiliate – in its fights to stop maritime and energy giant Boskalis sacking skilled seafarers and downgrading the quality of jobs.

A new report released today has lifted the lid on the secretive corporate structures and aggressive tax minimisation schemes used by Chevron and other major North Sea oil producers, including Nexen, the Chinese Government controlled oil producer.

The ITF has urged the Turkish prime minister to intervene urgently to end reported ongoing union busting practices by management at Gazi-Ulaş Transportation – the Gaziantep municipality’s urban transportation company.

An agreement has been made this week that could see thousands of transport workers in Kazakhstan join the ITF family.

The International Transport Workers Federation, backed by 4.8 million workers, has called on the Iranian government to drop the charges against Ebrahim Madadi and Davood Razavi, from the Vahed Syndicate - the ITF’s bus workers union in Tehran.