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2008 press releases

November

28 November 2008
Union movement mobilises behind Hebei Spirit officers

28 November 2008
Transport workers drive World Aids Day message around the world

27 November 2008
Justice at last for Coral Sea captain

26 November 2008
IFSMA Secretary General to speak for Laptalo in appeal tomorrow

21 November 2008
Joint IBF press release: IBF speaks out on Hebei Spirit treatment

20 November 2008
Mar de Plata latest: industrial action temporarily suspended

18 November 2008
South East Asia action concludes

13 November 2008
South East Asia action week day 4 update

12 November 2008
ETF press release: Rail workers march to stop EU-wide rail break-up

11 November 2008
South East Asia action week update: day 2

10 November 2008
South East Asia is latest action week area

7 November 2008
ITUC OnLine : Spotlight interview with Peter Bakvis, director of the ITUC/Global Unions Washington Office

6 November 2008
Cameroon kidnap 'a gangster act'

4 November 2008
Open letter to governments on criminal acts of piracy in the Gulf of Aden


October

24 October 2008
ITF backs Indian unions’ Stolt Valor campaign

13 October 2008
Baltic Sea roundup: 251 vessels inspected

10 October 2008
ETF Press Release: Brussels demo calls for 'more and better jobs at sea'

9 October 2008
World road transport action week begins Monday

9 October 2008
New film reveals murders of Burmese fishers

8 October 2008
Baltic Sea action notches up more successes

7 October 2008
UN Security Council passes new resolution on piracy – ITF response

7 October 2008
IBF Declares 'High Risk Area' In The Gulf

6 October 2008
Baltic Sea action begins


September

29 September 2008
Joint statement: Response to Somali pirates inadequate says international shipping industry

24 September 2008
East Asia week of action begins

19 September 2008
‘Excellent result’ in ESIU/Tallink Group talks

19 September 2008
Swaziland: Trade Unionists Arrested

18 September 2008
ITF threatens Greek Govt with legal action over shock threat to national airline

18 September 2008
Shipping world in piracy crisis call to IMO and UN

18 September 2008
Argentinean union strikes - tug services halted

12 September 2008
Mexican dockers fight for right to union, 18 years after illegal asset grab


August

29 August 2008
Ali Reza Saghafi released

27 August 2008
ITF decries detention of Ali Reza Saghafi

15 August 2008
Calls from Georgian and Russian unions for end to war

15 August 2008
ITF on war zones: Question mark remains over Georgia decision

14 August 2008
ITF calls on affiliates to back Georgia/South Ossetia humanitarian effort

12 August 2008
Georgia/South Ossetia: Time for dialogue and humanitarian effort

12 August 2008
Georgia-Russia Conflict a Humanitarian Tragedy and a Threat to Broader Peace and Stability

11 August 2008
Two year campaign pays off as Pakistan government lifts trade union ban

8 August 2008
Call for inquiry into conditions following Vision II fire


July

31 July 2008
Hebei Spirit officers gain hope as protest grows

29 July 2008
ITF comment on West Coast agreement

29 July 2008
ITF comment on al-Salam verdict

25 July 2008
ITF: Coral Sea verdict was fatally flawed

22 July 2008
Shipping World Protests at Unfair Detention of Seafarers in Korea

21 July 2008
IBF press release: Bargaining forum meets in Hong Kong

18 July 2008
Shock at Coral Sea verdict

14 July 2008
IBF press conference, Hong Kong 17 July

10 July 2008
Iran one year on: Osanloo still jailed, workers still oppressed

7 July 2008
Hebei Spirit officers must be allowed home

2 July 2008
ITF keeps a close eye on West Coast negotiations


June

18 June 2008
Condemnation and call for talks passed by dockers’ reps

17 June 2008
New website will be online lifeline - Även i svensk språkversion (nedan)

12 June 2008
ITF calls on Unilever to push for Turkish dispute solution

10 June 2008
Turkish trade unionists released on bail. ITF: ‘now it’s time to drop charges’

10 June 2008
ITF speech to ILO tomorrow: ‘market forces can’t deliver us from crises’


May

20 May 2008
Arms ship: Matonga spins the same old story

9 May 2008
Press update: latest on An Yue Jiang

9 May 2008
Unions launch group to represent National Express workers

6 May 2008
An Yue Jiang news. Ship makes no attempt to offload arms, trade unions report (UPDATED)


April

30 April 2008
China arms ship poised to dock in Luanda, but dockers refuse to handle cargo

24 April 2008
Arms ship ‘returning to China’: ITF response

22 April 2008
China arms ship update and position. ITF: ‘return to China only option’

21 April 2008
Chinese arms ship latest: unions mobilise to stop weapons transfer

18 April 2008
ITF: South African dockers act against Zimbabwe arms shipment

8 April 2008
Campaigners welcome Salehi release


March

28 March 2008
Delegation gains access to Coral Sea prisoners

28 March 2008
ITF to back distillates at IMO fuel debate

21 March 2008
ITF launches on-board safety film

19 March 2008
ITUC Online: Amnesty International and international trade union bodies condemn repressive measures meted out against trade union leader Mahmoud Salehi

12 March 2008
Ship detained in Castellon/Buque atracado en Puerto de Castellon

5 March 2008
Mass support for Osanloo release: UK events

5 March 2008
World support for Osanloo release

5 March 2008
ITF puts spotlight on Iranian ships in defence of jailed union leader

3 March 2008
Viking Case settlement


February

25 February 2008
March 6th will be day for Osanloo

25 February 2008
Congress of the Sindicato Maritime, Energy and Transport Workers of Timor Leste - Affiliated to the ITF Offshore Task Force Group

21 February 2008
IBF statement on the security situation in Nigerian waters

13 February 2008
Joint Liaison Commitee meets in Tel Aviv

7 February 2008
World rail day will also back Osanloo

1 February 2008
Joint ITF/ISF/ICS press release: Employers and unions unite to back fair treatment for seafarers following maritime accidents


January

30 January 2008
Guatemalan president promises ITF that justice will be done on Zamora murder

28 January 2008
ITF to meet with Guatemalan President on Zamora murder

25 January 2008
Press conference next Friday

18 January 2008
Praise for Heathrow emergency landing crew

11 January 2008
Indian and Sri Lankan week of action declared a success

9 January 2008
Unions step up action in Indian and Sri Lankan ports

7 January 2008
Indian and Sri Lankan unions to target substandard shipping


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