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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) stands in absolute support of the rights of workers across the world to take strike action. The right to strike is enshrined in international labour law under ILO Convention 87 (which the UK has ratified) and the principles of freedom of

Sisters, brothers, comrades. On behalf of the whole ITF team, I want to wish you all a happy new year for 2024. 10 years ago in Sofia, when I was elected as your general secretary I talked about the energy you, our members, give us. The energy that together gives us the strength and determination to

Unions from Denmark and Germany have joined an international delegation in the US to call on Danish windfarm giant Ørsted to settle its ongoing dispute with American dockers union the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). The delegation of international union leaders arrived in New York to

Survey results released today by the ITF Fishers’ Rights Network (FRN) show shocking breaches of international labour standards in the Thai fishing industry with 99% of fishers not legally paid, 87% in some form of debt bondage, and 84% without access to their passport. FRN leaders are calling on

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) today expressed its support for the general strike on 24 January called by the Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) in Argentina in opposition to draconian laws being introduced by the new president, Javier Milei.  The Decree of Necessity and

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) are pleased to announce the formalisation of a Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation to safeguard the rights, safety, and security of seafarers engaged on Panama

While raking in record profits and gouging Australian businesses through massive price hikes, Dubai-owned port operator DP World is attempting to break Australian workers with demands for wage cuts and roster changes that will have a detrimental impact on both productivity and safety. DP World's

19 January 2024, London – The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has today released its figures for the numbers of vessels abandoned in 2023 – which show a worrying increase on figures from the previous year. A total of 132 abandonments were reported which is 13 more than in 2022 – an