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Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran

An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for seafarers working for Iran’s five largest shipping companies. Together, these five companies have more than

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news 04 Sep 2023

US West-Coast dockers vote in favour of six-year contract after long-running negotiations

Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) – 22,000 longshore workers from 29 ports along the US West Coast – have voted to ratify a six-year contract negotiated by the union, bringing to an end a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Seventy-five percent of ILWU

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news 28 Aug 2023

ITF launches global manifesto on public transport financing

As part of ongoing work examining the state of public transport systems around the world, the ITF has launched a new collective vision on the financing of this crucial public service. The Manifesto on Sustainable Public Transport Investment, Funding and Fares is the product of a year’s work by a

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Rights 4 Riders

Just days after riders announced a global network established by the ITF, #Rights4Riders, to protest the company’s business model, Deliveroo is facing setbacks to its IPO listing on the London Stock Exchange. A slew of major hedge funds have said they will not participate, including Eden Tree Fund

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Publication 23 Aug 2023

Manifesto on Sustainable Public Transport Investment, Funding and Fares

The question of sustainable investment, funding and fares is central to determining if the future of our public transport systems will be one of slow decline and increased inequality or of improvement, growth and social and climate justice.

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Publication 22 Aug 2023

In Practice ITF Human Rights Due Diligence

This guide shows how companies can respect the human rights of seafarers shipping cargo by cooperating with the ITF on human rights due diligence.

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The Shwe Tun Aung Story

The story of an ordinary Burmese seafarer facing oppression at sea - Burmese Cowboy is the tale of Shwe Tun Aung and his journey around the world, opposing corrupt ship owners and a dangerous government, while risking his own life for what was fair. He tells his amazing story of how his life was

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news 16 Aug 2023

First all-electric tug strongly makes the case for worker and first nations’ involvement in climate action

Canada's first all-electric tug, which will soon begin operation in Canada, is an example of what can be achieved on both climate and first nation’s justice when workers, first nations people and companies come together. Peter Lahay, Coordinator of the ITF’s Inspectorate in Canada, told ITF about

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Publication 15 Aug 2023

Safe Rates Flyers and posters

Let’s fight together for safe and fair standards, safe roads, and a sustainable road transport industry.

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Publication 12 Aug 2023

Young Workers in Transport: Decent Work, Just Transition and Union Rights

This report examines the main challenges faced by young workers in the global transport sector and the ways in which these challenges could be mitigated. It covers the challenges related to issues such as informal employment status, migration background, lack of access to decent work, the impacts of

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Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran

US West-Coast dockers vote in favour of six-year contract after long-running negotiations

ITF launches global manifesto on public transport financing

Rights 4 Riders

Manifesto on Sustainable Public Transport Investment, Funding and Fares

In Practice ITF Human Rights Due Diligence

The Shwe Tun Aung Story

First all-electric tug strongly makes the case for worker and first nations’ involvement in climate action

Safe Rates Flyers and posters

Young Workers in Transport: Decent Work, Just Transition and Union Rights

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