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28 Nov 2023
ITF launches Palestine Solidarity Fund on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Today, on the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is launching the Palestine Solidarity Fund to provide immediate
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Press Release
23 Nov 2023
Multi-day humanitarian pause and hostage deal must lead to permanent ceasefire
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the announcement of at least a four-day truce and hostage deal that will see the release of at least 50 hostages in Gaza in exchange for
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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
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09 Oct 2023
ITF condemns escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel, calls for immediate ceasefire and political resolution
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) expresses deep alarm at the escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel and condemns the targeting of civilians on both sides by Hamas and Israeli
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Press Release
25 Sep 2023
The callous shipowner who drives seafarers to despair while the world looks on
It has taken the attempted suicide of a seafarer to get Sea Lion Shipping Co to respond to repeated and urgent warnings about the welfare of its crews from the International Transport Workers’
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16 Sep 2023
In wake of Libya flooding, ITF reiterates call for urgent investment in Africa’s infrastructure
As the people of North Africa are hit by a second devastating disaster in as many weeks, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has issued a stark warning that the international
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12 Sep 2023
Global Unions condemn the escalating violations of human and labour rights and civil liberties in Iran
The Council of Global Unions (CGU), representing over 200 million workers through the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Union Federations (GUFs), and the Trade Union Advisory
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09 Sep 2023
Powerful earthquake hits Morocco, ITF pledges solidarity
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has hit Morocco, with the epicentre 75km west of Marrakesh, killing at least 820 people, injuring hundreds, damaging buildings and sending people fleeing in alarm into the
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27 Jun 2023
Tunisia is sliding into totalitarianism, warn the Global Unions
A combination of unconstitutional legislation signed by the Tunisian President and administrative orders pushed by the Speaker of the Parliament and the judicial authorities are severely restricting
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15 May 2023
ITF and Palestinian unions demand that transport workers from both sides are given equal rights
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has joined other international unions and groups in calling for an immediate end to the deadly violence in Palestine, and the fair treatment of
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28 Apr 2023
Organising for safer workplaces this International Workers’ Memorial Day
Unions remember workers lost to negligent employers and safety standards Today, the 28th of April, marks International Workers’ Memorial Day, when trade unions around the world remember and mourn the
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Press Release
23 Mar 2023
Governments obliged to learn pandemic supply chain lessons – maritime report
Governments should learn lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath to secure reliable maritime supply chains for their citizens and the climate, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
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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