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ITF Fair Practices Committee Steering Group (FPC SG) statement on IMEC Circular (20)123 “ILO minimum basic wage for an AB and IBF basic wages – Difference explained”
The FPC SG met on 10 December 2020 and discussed the IMEC Circular (20)123 “ILO minimum basic wage for an AB and IBF basic wages – Difference explained”,...

ITF Dockers solidarity helps Beirut rebuild
On 4 August 2020, 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port of Beirut, killing at least 204 people and injuring at least 6,500 more. An estimated...

Unbreakable solidarity with HIV-positive transport workers on World AIDS Day 2020
STATEMENT FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY, STEPHEN COTTON | HIV/AIDS / CREW CHANGE CRISIS The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and our global union...

Historic Biden-Harris victory is a testament to the power of workers: ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is hailing the historic election victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the 46th President-elect and...

ITF Executive Board statement to members
The ITF reaffirms the critical role transport workers continue to play in keeping the world moving through the Covid-19 pandemic, and our solidarity with our...

Australian wharfies’ rights must be respected – ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has intervened in the emerging industrial dispute between Patrick Stevedores and the Maritime Union of...

Victory for justice: Docker Rio Wijaya freed
Yesterday we received the tremendous news that Rio Wijaya has been found not guilty by an Indonesian court after he was assaulted and wrongly charged for attacking...

Covid corner-cutting will lead to deaths, ‘environmental catastrophe’ – new shipping report
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has issued a stark warning that if temporary short cuts adopted in the industry during the Covid-19 pandemic...