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ITF organises solidarity calls for the Strike for Black Lives
Following the appalling murder of George Floyd by police at the end of May, the Strike for Black Lives will see workers across the US take lawful industrial action...
Ghanaians deceived by Danish shipowner: 'We were treated like slaves'
By Anna Birch-Schmidt for 3F Fagbladet. Reposted with permission. A shipowner in Thyboøren, Denmark has been charged with human trafficking and violation of the...
Fishers failure has Ireland put on exploitation watch list
The government of the Republic of Ireland has been put on the United States Department of State’s ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ in the agency’s annual Trafficking In...
World’s seafarers welcome Pope Francis’ support at critical time in crew change crisis
On Wednesday, Pope Francis released a video statement in which he paid tribute to seafarers and fishers, and acknowledged the difficult challenges they have been...
Women transport workers’ rights and COVID-19
Transport workers together for a gender equal new normal The transport industry is highly gendered, and whilst all transport workers are being severely impacted by...
Podcast: Covid-19 and the ILO
In a fourth special show about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on working people, ITF legal director Ruwan Subasinghe has spoken to Maria Helena Andre, director...
#MayDay2020: The system is broken, together we will build a new normal
International Workers’ Day message from ITF president Paddy Crumlin and ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton This year for the first time, we can’t march on...
#IWMD20: ITF demands urgent protections for transport workers
ITF Management Committee statement on protecting workers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic The battle against Covid-19 will not be won without transport...