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Global delivery activists condemn India knife attack and union repression in Korea
Over 100 global delivery workers and union activists meeting in Nyon, Switzerland have united to condemn a knife attack on a DHL courier in India and union repression in Korea.
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ITF steps up cabotage campaign
Members of a new ITF cabotage task force have agreed at their inaugural meeting steps to support national cabotage campaigns and to tackle the threat of liberalisation posed by international trade talks.
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Protesters ask FC Barca to rediscover its soul
A group of airline cabin crew members will gather outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting in Barcelona on Sunday (25 October) to ask the football giant to search its soul – and reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways.
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Protesters ask FC Barca to rediscover its soul
A group of airline cabin crew members will gather outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting in Barcelona on Sunday (25 October) to ask the football giant to search its soul – and reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways.
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ITF inspectors march against attacks on transport workers in Panama
Over 100 ITF inspectors have joined a march in Panama City against government attacks on the rights of Panamanian transport workers and the Panama Canal Authority’s (PCA) unwillingness to discuss safety concerns.
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Transport workers hold twin rallies for peace
Transport workers from Guyana and Venezuela staged simultaneous rallies for peace in each country on Thursday.
The workers, from ITF-affiliated unions, protested in front of the embassy of Guyana in Caracas and the embassy of Venezuela in Georgetown, to demand a peaceful resolution to border problems between the two nations.
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UN agency agrees ride-sharing and road safety action plans
A key meeting of United Nations agency the ILO (International Labour Organization) has just agreed two far-reaching resolutions – one for action on road safety and one on transport network companies such as Uber – following submissions by concerned employer and trade union organisations.
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Inspectors meet in Panama to strengthen frontline of the ITF
118 inspectors working for the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have gathered in Panama City, Panama this week for the ITF worldwide inspectors’ seminar (WWIS).
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Young workers set out Caribbean campaign agenda
Twenty-six young workers gathered at the Barbados Workers’ Union labour college last week for the first ever seminar specifically for young workers in the Caribbean. The event focused on developing strategic campaigns, as well as on organising skills, educational methods and building a regional network.
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Global rail and road action week starts Monday
Hundreds of thousands of workers on the world’s roads and railways will join together next week for seven days of action backing safe, ecological and publicly-accountable transport.
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Global rail and road action week starts Monday
Hundreds of thousands of workers on the world’s roads and railways will join together next week for seven days of action backing safe, ecological and publicly-accountable transport.
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Venezuela and Guyana unions call for peace in border issue
ITF unions from Venezuela and Guyana met in Rio de Janeiro to debate the recent flare-up in the century-old border dispute and signed a joint declaration calling for a diplomatic solution.
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