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2009 news online stories

December

23 December 2009
Roadblock project moves to organising drivers

18 December 2009
ITF champions safe clean transport at Copenhagen

17 December 2009
Aviation unions fight for rights in LAN

4 December 2009
South East Asia action week: protecting the rights of seafarers

4 December 2009
New era for union relations with port terminal operator

2 December 2009
Joint action resolves crew neglect case in Panama

2 December 2009
General strike in Turkey to demand union rights

2 December 2009
Turkish seafarers win back wages following abandonment in Panama


November

30 November 2009
Global delivery workers’ website launched in Germany

27 November 2009
Action week targets FOC vessels in South East Asia

26 November 2009
African unions’ struggle is for a world free from exploitation

26 November 2009
Death threats an everyday reality in Colombia, unionists say

25 November 2009
Railway workers join global campaign to end violence against women

24 November 2009
African workers need strong unions, says ITF general secretary

19 November 2009
Aviation unions call for joint action on impact of financial crisis

19 November 2009
World has lost a great campaigner for workers’ rights

19 November 2009
Dockers in Sri Lanka win pay deal

19 November 2009
Lobby pledge to boost union strength in Pacific island nations

18 November 2009
Act now on violence in India, shipping giant Møller-Maersk told

18 November 2009
US demonstrators demand end to cutting of well-paid car haulage jobs

13 November 2009
US transport workers file labour violation complaint

13 November 2009
Dockers in Sri Lanka take industrial action over pay

12 November 2009
Union-led welfare schemes deliver for seafarers and their families in India

12 November 2009
“You are not alone” global delivery workers in Colombia told

6 November 2009
Proposed overhaul of union election rules in US aviation and rail sectors

6 November 2009
Recognition win for dockers in Bahrain

5 November 2009
Costa Rica dockers end strike action as government signs agreement

4 November 2009
ITF official visit to Thailand to challenge railway unionist sackings


October

30 October 2009
Corruption and repression in Mexico oil industry exposed

29 October 2009
Thai railway unionists dismissed

29 October 2009
Greek seafarers win wage deal

28 October 2009
ITF assistance in Canadian miners’ campaign

23 October 2009
Call on workers in global delivery firm to join action week

23 October 2009
ITF backs British postal workers

22 October 2009
ITF applauds progress to resolve Irish dockers’ dispute

22 October 2009
HIV/AIDS drop-in centre opens on India-Nepal border

22 October 2009
Railway workers in Hungary take strike action over budget cuts and line closures

22 October 2009
Action plan calls for revision of EU aviation fatigue laws

16 October 2009
European and Arab World aviation unions brought together for the first time

15 October 2009
Organising and workers’ representation get on the agenda during ITF action week

15 October 2009
Burmese trafficking victims freed from Thai vessels

14 October 2009
Road transport unions will fight to protect jobs

14 October 2009
Study reveals informal employment curbs trade benefits for developing countries

14 October 2009
European trade union charter on tourism calls for labour rights

12 October 2009
German unions focus on precarious work as part of World Day for Decent Work

9 October 2009
Sacked Polish aviation trade unionists reinstated

8 October 2009
Uganda minister promises social security provisions for informal workers

7 October 2009
ITF urges affiliates to act over horrific Guinea massacre and rapes

5 October 2009
Across Europe pilots and crew sound fatigue alarm

2 October 2009
French cabin crew on strike over pay and conditions

2 October 2009
International settlement for seafarers

2 October 2009
Progress in Pittsburgh welcomed but further to go, says labour movement


September

30 September 2009
Howard to take trade union and working class interests into heart of SA government

25 September 2009
ITF strengthens organising skills at summer school

24 September 2009
Nordic action week tackles substandard shipping

24 September 2009
ITF praises Russian union’s commitment as it celebrates its ninetieth year

24 September 2009
African railway unions step up to key challenges

18 September 2009
Strike action leads to new contract at US cargo carrier

17 September 2009
Turkish transport trade unionist freed

17 September 2009
Indian aviation workers win settlement

17 September 2009
Solidarity for Japan maritime campaign

16 September 2009
G20 meeting must be jobs summit says union declaration

11 September 2009
Solidarity campaign to back Polish aviation workers

10 September 2009
Early union response to appeal for solidarity with pilots in India

10 September 2009
Crew abandoned in Moroccan port repatriated

9 September 2009
National wage settlement for dockers in India

8 September 2009
'Respect4workers' is rallying cry of joint campaign

4 September 2009
Inspectors secure pay and return for bankrupt company’s crews

2 September 2009
ITF rallies to support Amerijet


August

28 August 2009
Honduras coup representative forced to quit fisheries seminar

27 August 2009
Crew abandonment case in Spain represents a “typical example”

27 August 2009
International solidarity for Irish dockers

26 August 2009
Aviation workers in India promise strike action over sackings

21 August 2009
Battle for fair union election at US airline

20 August 2009
Indian seafarers take a stand against outsourcing

19 August 2009
Victory for Kenya aviation workers

19 August 2009
Trade union council calls for support for Irish ports dispute rally

13 August 2009
Helpdesk answers labour standards questions

13 August 2009
Unions at Indian national flag carrier fight to save jobs

12 August 2009
Dockers in dispute over non-unionised labour in Irish port

12 August 2009
Strike action at DHL subsidiary in Belgium

7 August 2009
African transport unions make progress towards unification

6 August 2009
Sit-in action over plans to close travel firm in Ireland

6 August 2009
Human rights court rules actions against Russian unionists discriminatory

6 August 2009
Dockers in Panama on hunger strike

5 August 2009
Port workers in Jordan win right to organise


July

31 July 2009
Pakistani aviation unions win ground-breaking deal

30 July 2009
Indian unions lobby shipping minister on criminalisation of seafarers

29 July 2009
ITF calls for solidarity over dismissed aviation trade unionists in Poland

24 July 2009
US dockers’ union calls for democratic resolution to political turmoil in Honduras

23 July 2009
Maritime union in Argentina sets up HIV education partnership

23 July 2009
New union federation gets off the ground in Peru

16 July 2009
Dockers’ strike in India port sees employer back down

15 July 2009
Hebei Spirit captain expresses thanks

10 July 2009
Help for seafarers abandoned in Turkish port

10 July 2009
Anti-coup demonstrators organise mass protests at Honduras borders

9 July 2009
Devastating US metro crash raises safety concerns

9 July 2009
Ivory Coast dockers in mediation over arrests

9 July 2009
Mass strike by drivers in Peru leads to talks

3 July 2009
UK transport unions welcome renationalisation of east coast railway network

2 July 2009
ITF expresses condolences to families of Yemenia plane crash victims

2 July 2009
Welcome home celebrations for Hebei Spirit officers

2 July 2009
Sacked airport workers in Turkey reinstated


June

30 June 2009
Action Day impacts inside Iran

26 June 2009
Asia Pacific women get stronger voice

25 June 2009
Asia Pacific workers hit by financial crisis

25 June 2009
World protests against Iranian repression tomorrow

25 June 2009
Ten month abandonment nearing close

22 June 2009
Crisis? What crisis?

18 June 2009
Iranian action day protests grow

18 June 2009
Australasian workers unite to back Zeal union

17 June 2009
Sacked workers return to Mersin Port

12 June 2009
General strike in Basque Country of Spain

11 June 2009
Hebei Spirit seafarers set free

11 June 2009
Relying on politicians is not enough, Cockroft tells Norwegian unionists

11 June 2009
Dockers’ action in Belgium leads to reprieve on five-point plan

10 June 2009
ITF film wins labour shorts award

5 June 2009
Emergency global jobs compact considered to deal with unemployment

5 June 2009
Democracy in Guatemala could be at risk, say unions

4 June 2009
Abandoned seafarers win compensation for non-payment of wages

3 June 2009
Dismay over guilty verdict against Hebei Spirit seafarers


May

29 May 2009
European backing for unions in other regions is crucial, says ITF general secretary

27 May 2009
Kenya storytelling project helps break silence on HIV/AIDS

21 May 2009
Swiss transport union commits to lobby on safety and public ownership

21 May 2009
Worldwide action day for Iranian workers called for 26 June

20 May 2009
New international union for maritime professionals launched

14 May 2009
Mass demonstrations kick off in Spain

14 May 2009
ETF campaign against extended working hours for drivers pays off

13 May 2009
Romanian railway workers stage protest over job cuts

13 May 2009
ITF board backs US unions’ fight for Employee Free Choice Act

8 May 2009
An attack on affiliates is an attack on the ITF, regional conference told

8 May 2009
Norway’s railway workers win better protection against violence

7 May 2009
ITF NZ unions back locked-out cabin crew

7 May 2009
Partnership to spread HIV awareness message at sea


April

30 April 2009
ITF backs swine flu protection for flight crews

29 April 2009
Young transport workers’ project gets whole-hearted welcome by ITF executive board

29 April 2009
Union lobby against World Bank labour indicator pays off

29 April 2009
New Israeli railway policy could be discriminatory

28 April 2009
Investment in women workers could help drive economic recovery

24 April 2009
Malta dockers’ recognition battle closer to resolution

23 April 2009
May Day to be a national holiday in Turkey

22 April 2009
ITF and UNI call for dialogue at global delivery firm meeting

20 April 2009
Truckers’ unions call for Niger government to end border crisis

17 April 2009
US unions praise crew's devotion to duty in the face of piracy

17 April 2009
US flight attendants unite to reinforce worker protection

15 April 2009
Young seafarers air key concerns

9 April 2009
Partnership launches wellness centre in East Africa

9 April 2009
Call for support for May Day celebrations in Turkey

6 April 2009
Seafarer shortage on the agenda at round table meeting

2 April 2009
Turkish union representation deemed legitimate says court

1 April 2009
Union movement promotes strategies for economic recovery


March

27 March 2009
Workers’ group calls for employee focus in global crisis management

27 March 2009
ITF backs call for broader enquiry into Scottish fishing industry

26 March 2009
Wages win for Ukrainian railway workers

26 March 2009
Australian unions lobby for paid maternity leave

19 March 2009
Win for women crew members at Argentine airline

19 March 2009
HIV/AIDS workplace policy launched in Kenya port

19 March 2009
Pro-worker legislation introduced in US Congress

12 March 2009
Fears over impact of economic crisis on women transport workers

12 March 2009
ITF stands by Turkish road transport workers’ fight for union rights

12 March 2009
Union movement urges intervention over escalating repression in Iran

11 March 2009
Dispute in India over job cuts at French airline

6 March 2009
Union safety warnings unheeded at Turkish Airlines

6 March 2009
Working time victory for drivers in Europe

5 March 2009
Respects paid to those killed in Mumbai attacks


February

26 February 2009
DHL must consult say global delivery unions

26 February 2009
Third ITF aid shipment leaves for Gaza

26 February 2009
Back pay and repatriation costs won for Russian crew

24 February 2009
Transport workers gear up for women’s rights campaign day

19 February 2009
Demonstration over anti-union tactics at Turkish airline

19 February 2009
Aviation unions sign agreement in Argentina

19 February 2009
Workers in Togo tap into the mainstream to promote HIV awareness

13 February 2009
Algerian transport workers welcomed into ITF fold

12 February 2009
Union appeal for funds for Australian bushfire victims

12 February 2009
ITF condemns continuing crackdown on Iran’s independent workers’ movement

6 February 2009
Call for renewed efforts to resolve Budapest Airport dispute

5 February 2009
ITF backs union lobby for new act to strengthen US labour law

5 February 2009
Workers in France win agreement at global delivery firm

4 February 2009
Solidarity with French transport workers’ day of action

3 February 2009
ITF responds to Iranian “new year greeting”

2 February 2009
ITF reaches out to young workers at World Social Forum


January

29 January 2009
UK unions call for action to halt rail cuts

29 January 2009
Worldwide economic recession could cut jobs by 50 million

23 January 2009
Non-payment of bus subsidies putting jobs in jeopardy in South Africa

23 January 2009
Italian unions stage national strike over spate of deaths on the docks

22 January 2009
Sacked aviation workers in Timor Leste win back pay

21 January 2009
Second aid plane lands in Gaza

19 January 2009
Hudson incident ‘a triumph for transport workers’ professionalism’

16 January 2009
Trade union rights of aviation workers in Turkey under attack

15 January 2009
Hebei Two released on bail

15 January 2009
Second ITF Gaza aid plane to fly Tuesday

14 January 2009
Union victory for sacked subcontractor workers in Turkey

14 January 2009
UK rally to protest against continued detention of seafarers in Korea

9 January 2009
Union aid plane delivers for Gazans

6 January 2009
ITF speeds aid to Gaza (Updated)

2 January 2009
ITF deplores killings and supports humanitarian efforts in Gaza


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