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Agreement reached on new global minimum wage for seafarers
The International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) both welcomed the introduction of a new minimum wage, following negotiations in Geneva. These increases
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ITF Welcomes MEPC83 Agreement: Seafarers Central to Decarbonisation Efforts
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the agreement reached at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee 83rd session (MEPC83)
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ITF: European Commission’s new ‘Omnibus’ guts sustainability package
EU Commission slashes rules designed to hold companies accountable for key human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chains. The European Commission has announced deep cuts to its
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ITF joins global aviation industry in delivering joint declaration to ICAO, on 80th anniversary of the Chicago Convention
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Chicago Convention, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is joining 10 leading aviation and transport organisations in pledging its
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COP29: Just transition in the spotlight on transport and tourism day
On Transport, Tourism and Urbanisation Day at COP29, plans for sustainable transport and tourism took the spotlight. These plans must integrate workers in decision making in order to reduce emissions
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ITF Global Poll: People demand investment in sustainable transport. Will leaders at COP29 in Baku finally deliver?
As world leaders gather in Baku for COP29, recent polling from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reveals overwhelming public support for urgent action and investment in sustainable
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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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Sustainable road transport needed in Mexico
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) will organize a symposium to promote the implementation of a safe and sustainable road transport industry that has decent working conditions for
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Public-led climate finance model urgently needed to bridge 97% funding gap in Global South transport sector
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) demands immediate action to address the severe 97% underfunding of sustainable transport in the Global South as revealed by ground-breaking
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COP28: A breakthrough for workers but a long way to go on climate ambition
Today, at the global climate summit, COP28, governments took a critical step forward on just transition, setting the foundation to put workers at the heart of climate action. In a landmark move
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Investment in aviation industry’s lower carbon future must be linked to worker-led transition
COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – On International Civil Aviation Day, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is today calling on governments the world over to implement subsidies
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Training seafarers for a decarbonized future
Maritime Just Transition Task Force collaborative project sets framework to equip seafarers with skills as shipping transitions to zero emissions. 30 November 2023, London – A new training project
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