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ITF underlines Panama Canal safety case
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is reiterating its case regarding the possible risks to safety posed by the Panama Canal’s new locks.
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ITF backs workers’ calls for justice at Solomon Islands Port Authority
The ITF has asked the prime minister of the Solomon Islands to intervene immediately over the ‘extraordinary’ recent anti-worker and anti-union actions of the chief executive of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA).
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Kenyan truckers force action on security demands
An ITF truck drivers’ union has successfully fought for the Kenyan and South Sudan governments to respond to its concerns over its members’ security, following the murders of 10 Kenyan truck drivers in two incidents in South Sudan in March.
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Workers’ Memorial Day: ITF comment
Speaking on Workers’ Memorial Day, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “Workers and their unions come together today not just to remember the injured and dead but also to fight for the living. That fight is renewed every working day, and will be until every workplace is a safe one, and every worker who sets out for work makes it home at the end of the day.”
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Uber under union fire for undermining worker rights
Forty UK taxi drivers and representatives of unions in several countries participated in a Unite the Union open meeting for the taxi trade to condemn Uber’s negative impact on regulated taxi services worldwide.
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New study raises safety concerns over new Panama Canal locks
An independent safety study into the Panama Canal expansion, which was commissioned by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and released this morning at a press conference in Panama City, has raised pressing concerns about the canal’s new locks.
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Top transport unions condemn National Express over labour violations
Senior representatives of the transport sector in the global trade union movement have condemned National Express over on-going labour rights abuses at its US school bus subsidiary, Durham School Services.
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IMEC, ITF agree USD 3m investment in Ukraine maritime training
The International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have agreed to invest USD 3 million in Ukrainian marine training. The donation is being made from the Seafarers’ Employment Promotion Fund (SEPF), a unique training fund sourced from collective bargaining agreements negotiated by the two organisations.
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Global unions call on EU for action to protect seafood industry workers
The meet will coincide with the Brussels Seafood Expo Global, which brings together more than 2000 fish and aquaculture companies. The European Transport Workers Federation (ETF), International
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ITF announces MLC implementation and enforcement study
The ITF (International Transport Workers Federation) has commissioned an in depth study into the implementation and enforcement of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), which came into force in August 2013. The study will be carried out by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI).
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Invitation: Panama Canal report press conference next week
You are invited to a press conference in Panama City next Wednesday where the initial results of an independent study into the safety and operability of the new Panama Canal locks will be discussed.
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