23/05/12
Dockers in Panama to lose jobs for striking over labour rights violations


Dockers who took part in strike action at major ports in Panama over the violation of their labour rights, are now facing redundancy. المزيد >>

21/05/12
First confirmed speaker sets standard high for Maritime Roundtable
As the 31 May deadline for applications to attend the Maritime Roundtable draws closer, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) general secretary Sharan Burrow has been confirmed as the first key note speaker for the event. المزيد >>

21/05/12
Seattle dock death proves need for safety campaign
The death of a docker in the Port of Seattle who was crushed between a forklift truck and a container proves the need for unceasing vigilance by dockers’ unions, Paddy Crumlin, ITF president and dockers’ section chair, has stated.
He said: “An investigation is under way into the accident, and if one thing is certain it is that its resulting lessons will be learnt by the ILWU and all of us in the ITF docker unions.  I’ve said it before: every death is one too many.  Every death is a failure of the accident prevention that we not just champion, but have to actively fight for every day. It’s a duty we willingly take on – and expect employers and the authorities to do the same.” المزيد >>

10/05/12
Moroccan dockers strike for stranded seafarers
Dockers in Moroccan ports will strike tomorrow in solidarity with seafarers stranded after the virtual cessation of operations by the country’s Comarit/Comanav Ferry company. المزيد >>

30/03/12
ITF welcomes ‘common sense’ decision in Ports of Auckland dispute
Global union the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is welcoming the news that wharfies in the Ports of Auckland are able to return to work after a lockout notice issued by port... المزيد >>