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This May Day, transport workers stand united for a better world
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) joins workers around the world to celebrate May Day – a day of solidarity, struggle, and commitment to building a better world for all.
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International Workers’ Memorial Day 2025: Remember the dead, fight for the living
Every year, thousands of transport workers are killed while doing their jobs.
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Tourism Workers’ Alliance sends solidarity to Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union
Global tourism workers’ coalition stands with Antiguan and Barbudan workers against unfounded attacks by national government.
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Tourism workers in the Caribbean must be protected to ensure growth, says ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), International Union of Food, Agriculture, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) are calling for more
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Organising for decent work a pathway to sustainable tourism
The Tourism Services’ Section Conference, held at the ITF Congress 2024, brought together union leaders, industry experts, and representatives from across the globe to address the challenges facing
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Tourism Workers’ Alliance ESG report calls for urgent labour and human rights reforms to secure a sustainable tourism future
LONDON – September 27, 2024 - The Tourism Workers’ Alliance, a joint initiative of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Union of Food, Agriculture, Hotel
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Tourism workers make the Caribbean special
Across November the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) as part of its Caribbean Tourism Month has been raising awareness of the importance of tourism to the Caribbean region under the theme of ‘One
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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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ITF and IUF forge Tourism Workers’ Alliance to drive rethink of global tourism model
St John’s, Antigua — The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Associations (IUF)
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ITF Tourism Services Conference brings international unions to Antigua & Barbuda
St John’s, Antigua — The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) ― the democratic, global union federation of 670 transport unions in 147 countries, representing over 18 million transport
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Breakthrough on loss and damage, attempts to sideline labour standards
The global climate summit, COP27, concluded today with a breakthrough on the Global South’s decades-long call for a fund to pay for climate-related loss and damage. Delivering the closing statement
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'Too many killed on the job': ITF mourns the transport workers who died at work for #IWMD2022
Today we mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). A day when we mourn for those who have been killed at work - taken from their friends, families and workmates too soon, often due to the
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How transport unions are tackling modern slavery head-on
In a world marked by war, climate disaster, inequality and mass displacement, modern slavery and human trafficking are surging. And too often, it’s transport workers — especially migrants — who are
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Transport Workers on the Front Line
Transport workers keep everyone safe in dangerous weather, and it is unions leading the way on protecting workers and passengers, winning protections like early warning systems. For Andrés and Lourdes
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