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ITF welcomes Italy’s move to ratify C190
The ITF welcomes news that Italy’s parliament has approved ratification of ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment. This makes it the first European country...

Reinstatement of ATC workers is a major achievement for public safety
ITF affiliate Asociación Dominicana de Controladores de Tránsito Aéreo (ADCA) has won a legal battle to reinstate workers who were unfairly dismissed for...

ITF calls for the immediate release of 53 activists arrested in Hong Kong
The International Transport Workers’ Federation demands the immediate release of 53 activists arrested this morning in Hong Kong under the National Security Law...

Undocumented migrant fishers left stranded by Brexit must be granted emergency payments, ITF urges McConalogue
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has written to Charlie McConalogue, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, seeking an urgent meeting...

Stranded truck drivers in need of urgent assistance risk spending Christmas in cabs
The hopes of thousands of truck drivers stranded in southeast England spending Christmas with their families have been dashed after UK Transport Secretary Grant...

Governments must seize on satellite tech in fisheries forced labour fight
Fisheries representatives from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a global voice for the world’s millions of fishers, say that a new study...

Aviation workers should be given priority for COVID-19 vaccines
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcome progress in the...

Unions celebrate victory for French XPO workers
XPO had subjected workers at the Labastide-Saint-Pierre site to constant and dangerous pressure to fulfil the contract of its client, Action. According to CGT...