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The Ever Given showed the importance of tug and towage workers, but their industry continues to cut dangerous corners
The six-day blockage of the Suez Canal and its welcomed refloating has shed new light on the critical job done by tug and towage workers. But unless industry...
IWD 2021: How to stand with women working in maritime
Today is International Women’s Day – 8 March. All across the globe, the ITF global family are celebrating the contribution of women transport workers to...
ITF condemns military coup; solidarity with Burmese seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted military takeover of Myanmar’s fragile democracy...
Global unions ramp up pressure on governments and corporations to isolate Myanmar military junta
Ten Global Unions representing more than 200 million workers from across the world call on unions globally to ramp up pressure on governments and corporations to...
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...
200,000 striking Bangladeshi maritime workers win decade-long battle for rights
Late last month, over 200,000 ‘naujan’, or river navigation workers, under the banner of the ITF-affiliated Bangladesh Noujan Shramik Federation (BNSF) won...
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...