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Hava-Is close to strike at Turkish Airlines
ITF affiliate Turkish Civil Aviation Unions (Hava-İş) has announced strike action in May at every company owned by Turkish Airlines (THY), following the alleged refusal by the company to enter
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Pollution warning on unclean ship in Melbourne
ITF Australia coordinator Dean Summers has warned of potential environmental damage in Melbourne, Australia due to an unsafe vessel inspected in the port. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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Ground-breaking container port health and safety study published
The first major international study of health and safety in global network terminal (GNT) ports is published today. Commissioned by the ITF and conducted by Cardiff University in cooperation with
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Concern about failure to report casualties
Some flag states are failing to submit the required reports on maritime casualties, said shipowners and maritime unions in a joint submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The
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ITF condemns anti-union practices at Morocco bus company
The ITF has written to the Moroccan government to condemn anti-union practices at City Bus in Fes and urge government intervention, on behalf of its affiliate the Union des Syndicats UMT des
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ITF backs Norwegian dockers
The ITF has spoken out in support of dockworkers in Norway who have begun a boycott at Risavika terminal today (Friday1 November 2013). The action is over the reported refusal of management to sign up
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Turkey high on global delivery meeting agenda
The situation in Turkey and union plans to step up global support for members of ITF affiliate Tumtis at DHL Turkey were high on the agenda at a joint ITF/UNI Global Union (UNI) meeting in Nyon
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ITF seminar inspires HIV positive union leader to speak out
The recent ITF Africa regional HIV/AIDS seminar in Malawi so inspired Davison Kambudzi, general secretary of the Central East Africa Railway Workers Union, that he said publicly for the first time
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ITF calls on affiliates for Tunisia protest
In solidarity with ITF-affiliate the Syndicat General de la Marine Marchande et des Ports, the ITF has today urged its affiliates to send letters of protest to Tunisia’s minister of transport over
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International fact-finding mission to probe IKEA’s behaviour in Canada
An international fact-finding team has arrived in Canada to examine an ongoing dispute at Swedish retail giant IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia, store. The team is tasked with investigating the
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Call for action as maritime deaths rise in Australia
There has been a union call for action following a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau showing a sharp increase in deaths and serious incidents in the maritime and offshore facility
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Unions slam Turkish PM
Unions will be helping spearhead international protests tomorrow against the violence unleashed on peaceful protesters by the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan In London, UK, trade unions
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