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Barca FC’s Qatar Airways rethink 'another nail in coffin’ of airline's reputation
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today congratulated Barcelona football club for considering dropping its lucrative sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways, over what club president Josep Maria Bartomeu described as “social issues”.
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Barca FC’s Qatar Airways rethink 'another nail in coffin’ of airline's reputation
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today congratulated Barcelona football club for considering dropping its lucrative sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways, over what club president Josep Maria Bartomeu described as “social issues”.
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Dublin dockers succeed in reclaiming jobs
Dockers at the south bank of Dublin Port, Ireland, have won a deal to reclaim their jobs, bringing to an end their long-running dispute with cement company Ecocem, thanks to support from SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union), the ITF and the solidarity of local truck drivers.
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ITF urges health and safety focus as NZ port operator found responsible for dock death
The ITF is reiterating the need for stringent health and safety measures in ports after an operator in New Zealand was found responsible for a dockers’ death.
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ITF dockers act in solidarity with imprisoned Russian union leader
ITF dockers’ unions have launched collective action this week in support of imprisoned Russian trade union leader Leonid Tikhonov.
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Union leaders drive home demands at Davos
New ITF general secretary Steve Cotton is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for the first time, one of a spearhead of union leaders ensuring that workers' rights and issues cannot be ignored.
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East Asia action begins Monday
Teams of ITF inspectors, along with dockers’ and seafarers’ union members, will begin the first East Asian maritime action week of 2015 on Monday across ports in Japan, Korea, Russia and Taiwan. The action week will run from 26 to 30 January.
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DHL India workers protest at Mumbai Marathon
A major union representing DHL workers has infuriated the company’s management by staging a protest at the DHL-sponsored Mumbai Marathon on 18 January.
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Tens of thousands of Indian dockers join protest
More than 30,000 dockers across India staged mass protests – ‘dharana’ – in all 12 major ports as part of a national day of action on 8 January against government corporatisation plans, organised by the five major dock workers’ union federations.
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Taxi drivers unite to stop Uber
Taxi workers came together in New York on 15-16 January to discuss their fight against Uber and other aggressive ‘ride share’ operators, who were “gutting driver rights and consumer protections”.
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ITF repeats call for Rotterdam dialogue as dockers protest
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today called for all-party talks on the future of the port of Rotterdam, as dockers refused to unload a ship loaded at the new Rotterdam Gateway (RWG) terminal. RWG, unlike other companies at the port, refuses to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with port workers, who are represented by the FNV Havens union.
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