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A new report by human rights, labour and environmental organisations has exposed the latest attempt by employers to satisfy consumer concerns on the welfare of fishers and seafood workers while taking minimal action to stop abuse and exploitation in high seas fisheries. The FISH Standard is supposed

Last week, the US Federal Government announced that Amazon workers in Alabama did not achieve a majority in the union election at its facility in Bessemer. Amazon’s aggressive anti-union campaign and tactics to interfere in the vote will be scrutinized by the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

It is with great sadness that the ITF reports the death of German N. Pascua. We send condolences and deepest sympathies to his wife, Milagros and their children, Maria Jesusa, Evangeline Flor and German Rabin Ray. We grieve for a much respected, valued and loved member of the ITF family. For nearly

Maritime employers in the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) have argued for and secured a second deferral of IBF ‘cost negotiations’ to the disappointment of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The negotiations are an important part of agreeing wages and conditions for

The COVID-19 pandemic has been unlike any other crisis encountered by our industry. Thousands of jobs were lost, and the future of aviation post - pandemic is still uncertain. As the world reopens, we must look at how jobs can be retained, workers’ health and safety protected and how union

Fijian authorities are being called to urgently investigate Goundar’s MV Lomaiviti Princess III amid allegations of falsified safety documentation and concerns over passenger and maritime worker safety. Fijian passengers and maritime workers may be in life-threatening danger aboard Fiji’s largest

The global bodies representing the world's airports and airport workers have renewed calls on governments to prioritise the vaccination of aviation workers in the wake of new guidance from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and their latest call with WHO. Airports Council

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

Future Is Public Transport Joint Op-ed By Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities and Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the ITF Public transport systems around the world — and the workers who power them — have kept communities moving during the fight against COVID-19. These bus drivers