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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...
Lifting Covid-19 measures early could harm Panama canal workers
The world’s busiest canal and the lives of the thousands of workers who keep it running are at risk, says ITF affiliate UCOC (Unión de Capitanes y Oficiales de...
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...
Covid-19 cannot be used to lower wages and standards for ferry workers
Seafarers are vital employees because they keep the global supply chains moving. Seafarers, including those on ferries, transport around 90 percent of the world’s...
#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...
Recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease
On the occasion of International Workers Memorial Day 2020[1], the global trade union movement calls upon governments and occupational health and safety bodies...