Issue 3/December 2000

Table of Contents

Editorial
ITF General Secretary David Cockroft on the “Mobilising Solidarity” programme adopted at the ITF Delhi Congress in 1998                         

Ground Control
Airport ground handling staff are at the centre of global changes in ownership and control

Plunder of the Seas 
Martin Whitfield reports on moves to end a ruthless and illegal practice which is destroying fish stocks and cruelly exploiting crews. 

Moving Targets
Predictable, preventable, and happening almost everywhere, violence against public transport workers is a growing problem.                         

Talking Point
Freak storms, crippling congestion and rising levels of pollution…
Dave Bennet of the Canadian Labour Congress says the time has come for transport unions to take the initiative in preparing workers for a sustainable transport future.                         

New Publications and Reports
ITF Flags of Convenience Campaign Report 1999
STCW ’95: A Guide for Seafarers
ITF Railway Workers' Calendar 2001
Seaports in the Context of Globalisation and Privatisation                                       

Interview
ITF Inspector Jim Given moved to Florida, USA, in March to set up the ITF’s new cruise ship campaign office.                         

A Day in the Working Life
Ghanaian Port Crane Operator By Kwame Sarfo