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Win for Austrian young workers
The government wanted to disband the "Jugendvertrauensrat (JVR)" - a workers’ council that defends the rights of young workers in Austria. The loss of the JVR...
Unions discuss building power in Caribbean tourism sector
Union leaders from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Jamaica, St Lucia and the USA met to consider the challenges facing tourism workers and how the...
UN criticism of Irish fishers’ scheme ‘a vindication’
In an unprecedented move, four United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs have signed a joint letter damning the Irish government’s work permit scheme for...
Seafarers stand united in the Arab World
In early February, the ITF with the ITF Arab World regional office, organised a four day seminar in Tangiers, Morocco, bringing together representatives from...
Persecution of union members in Morocco 'totally unacceptable'
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has called for immediate action by the Alsa bus company in Tangier, Morocco, after a concerted campaign to...
Amazon abandons New York headquarters rather than respect worker rights
Since autumn 2017 Amazon has been on a prolonged search for the site of its second headquarters, forcing a chain of US cities into a bidding war to present the most...
ITF seminar in Nepal on ILO convention on ending violence at work
The ITF has hosted a regional seminar on how unions can lobby their governments to push for an ILO convention on ending violence and harassment at work. Thirty-six...
BHP ignores pleas to help starving crew
A seafarer aboard an 80,000-tonne bulk carrier, the Villa Deste, contacted the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) pleading for help. The starving...