Working for a fairer, safer, more just world.
The latest news on the issues affecting us all, and the actions we’re taking to improve our working lives and futures.
ON THE GROUND
news
15 Nov 2023
Sanitation is a right: World Toilet Day 2023
World Toilet Day was established by the United Nations to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and start to break taboos about toilets. Sanitation for all by 2030 is one of the 17 UN
news
Press Release
10 Nov 2023
UN workers’ rights watchdog rebukes UK government over failures on P&O Ferries scandal
The UN workers’ rights watchdog, the International Labour Organization (ILO), has rebuked the UK government over failures following the P&O Ferries scandal, in which 800 seafarers were sacked
news
Press Release
08 Nov 2023
ITF to take transport workers’ demands to COP
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has published our report ‘Climate Justice, Worker Justice’ outlining our demands for investment in sustainable transport, just transition and
news
31 Oct 2023
ITF & JNG: Concerns regarding Ukrainian seafarers entering Russian ports and territorial waters.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, seafarers, regardless of nationality, employed on board vessels trading in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov area have been negatively impacted, which is why
news
Press Release
26 Oct 2023
ITF calls for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian corridor for lifesaving aid in Gaza
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling for an immediate, United Nations enforced and guaranteed, ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel, and genuine efforts towards a
news
Press Release
25 Oct 2023
On strike against wind farm giant Ørsted
The International Longshoremen’s Association union (ILA) have this week started indefinite strike action at State Pier, New London, Connecticut due to Ørsted’s refusal to recognize the ILA’s
news
20 Oct 2023
St Kitts and Nevis Flag State forsakes over 30 seafarers already abandoned by shipowner
The St Kitts and Nevis (SKN) ship registry has evaded its responsibility to more than 30 seafarers by deregistering three ships on which they are abandoned, a tactic which has been roundly condemned
news
20 Oct 2023
ITF defend the right to strike in global aviation
Today (20 October) is the International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. However, it is marred by the potential threat to take away these workers right to strike. Air Traffic Management (ATM) plays
news
Press Release
19 Oct 2023
Detained and ‘voluntarily’ removed: migrant fishers treated as criminals not victims by UK Home Office
19 October 2023, London – Three migrant fish ers who f aced enforced removal and 10-year re-entry ba ns were volu ntarily removed from the UK after being failed by their employer – who faced no
news
18 Oct 2023
ITF calls for end to human trafficking
Today (18 October) marks EU Anti-trafficking Day. According to the European Commission, over 7,000 people become victims of human trafficking in the EU, with 22% of them being children. In the
news
Press Release
16 Oct 2023
ITF Global Poll: What young workers want from transport
The International Transport Federation (ITF) has today published a report ‘What young workers want from transport’ which demonstrates the need for young workers’ voices to be heard in the decision
news
12 Oct 2023
Public transport is a public service: ITF and PSI deepen collaboration
While ITF represents public transport workers in cities worldwide, collaboration with our sister global union Public Services International (PSI) is key. PSI-affiliated unions organise workers
Media contact
Connect with ITF experts for further commentary.
News Alerts
Sign up to receive ITF news email alerts.
Choose between receiving an email whenever a new story is published to our website or sign up for a weekly digest. You can also tailor the news by sector or topic.
TRANSPORT WORKERS KEEP THE WORLD MOVING
Our voice our stories
Short explanatory text here talking to ITF impacts spanning the global, regional and sector specific to show why it matters and why the work of ITF is so important and needed for a fairer, more just world.
Impact stories
Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for
Impact stories
Rights 4 Riders
Just days after riders announced a global network established by the ITF, #Rights4Riders , to protest the company’s business model, Deliveroo is facing setbacks to its IPO listing on the London Stock
Impact stories
The Shwe Tun Aung Story
The story of an ordinary Burmese seafarer facing oppression at sea - Burmese Cowboy is the tale of Shwe Tun Aung and his journey around the world, opposing corrupt ship owners and a dangerous
Worker stories
Sanitation rights: Mabu’s story
My supervisor said you need to carry a plastic container and then use paper. I thought it was a joke until I found no toilets inside the train. Mabu Molele, from Johannesburg, has worked in the