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Trade-unionist assaulted by Hutchison port security in Jakarta
Rio Wijaya reported to the port security post at around 16:30 local time on Tuesday 20 August, having heard that a security guard, Yaser Arafat, was searching for...
Dockers’ unions in Peru commit to unite and fight under the ITF flag
Representatives from the ITF Dockers’ Section and ITF Americas regional office have been on the ground over the past week working shoulder to shoulder to...
Seventh workplace death on the Irish docks in the last two years sparks calls for urgent action
The tragic death of Nicholas 'Nick' Collier marks the seventh death of a worker in an Irish port in the past two years. Published reports indicate a refrigeration...
Unions plan Eurasian railway cooperation
An ITF delegation has been in South Korea as rail unions in the region plan to work closely across a key transport corridor. The ITF railway section chair, David...
IBF Agrees a Temporary Extended Risk Zone in the Strait of Hormuz
Following the incidents in the Gulf of Oman, and specifically the Strait of Hormuz, over the past 12 weeks, the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) this morning...
International Youth Day 2019
Today we celebrate the power of young workers around the world. Young people are at the forefront of every movement that is transforming work, politics, the...
ITF welcomes Pakistani rail union
The Railway Workers Union (open line) (RWU) of Pakistan has joined the ITF. Despite political turmoil in the country, the RWU has campaigned hard to keep...
Blumenthal ship detained for nine days in Belgium port finally released
“The proper maintenance of ships’ equipment is just as important as the proper treatment of seafarers - a failure in either system can lead to serious...