Working for a fairer, safer, more just world.
The latest news on the issues affecting us all, and the actions we’re taking to improve our working lives and futures.
ON THE GROUND
news
11 Sep 2015
Where’s your pension money going? Workers’ capital explained
This week members of the global unions Committee on Workers’ Capital (CWC) met at the ITF in London. The committee is a joint initiative of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee of the OECD (TUAC) and the Global Union Federations (GUFs).
news
Press Release
11 Sep 2015
Reminder: special briefing meeting on the health and wellbeing of women seafarers
You are invited to attend the launch of a survey of the health and wellbeing needs of women seafarers next Thursday, 17 September.
news
Press Release
08 Sep 2015
Global conference puts workers’ capital in spotlight
A global conference looking at the issues, implications and next steps around the workers’ capital agenda is being hosted by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) this week.
news
Press Release
27 Aug 2015
Special briefing meeting on the health and wellbeing of women seafarers
Members of the press are invited to attend the public launch of a survey of the health and wellbeing needs of women seafarers worldwide.
news
06 Aug 2015
Training firsts for Myanmar seafarers
More than 160 members of the ITF-affiliated Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMS) attended ITF workshops to increase their awareness of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) and understand how to enforce the rights contained in the convention.
news
08 Jul 2015
ITF HIV training spreads to all major Philippines maritime academies
The ITF’s HIV module for seafarers is to be extended to all the major maritime academies in the Philippines, following a successful pilot with the Maritime Academy of Asia Pacific (MAAP) in March.
news
26 Jun 2015
ITF HIV/AIDS workshops yield real results for workers
“We’re making progress on HIV but the knowledge and need for action doesn't stop.”
news
14 May 2015
ITF HIV survey shows need to address seafarers' health
A new and comprehensive survey by the ITF has shown the need for continuing work to address HIV/AIDS and wellbeing among seafarers.
news
30 Apr 2015
Sri Lanka union pioneers HIV non-discrimination deal
The National Union of Seafarers Sri Lanka (NUSS) has brokered a pioneering HIV non-discrimination deal in an agreement signed with Mercantile Marine Management Ltd.
news
19 Mar 2015
Asia Pacific maritime cadets receive HIV/AIDS prevention training
An ITF module on the prevention of HIV/AIDS has been included for the first time in maritime cadet training in the Asia Pacific region, as part of the federation’s global drive to build knowledge in all the major seafarer supply countries.
news
19 Mar 2015
Cruise ship workers take voluntary HIV tests
Just over half the participants in an annual seminar for cruise ship workers run by ITF affiliates and the federation chose to take HIV tests to raise awareness of the importance of seafarers knowing their status.
news
17 Feb 2015
‘Hands off our right to strike’ demand unions in global campaign
Global union federations and their affiliated unions around the world today mounted an intensive campaign to defend the unalienable right to strike, which is under attack from employer groups at the ILO (International Labour Organization).
Media contact
Connect with ITF experts for further commentary.
News Alerts
Sign up to receive ITF news email alerts.
Choose between receiving an email whenever a new story is published to our website or sign up for a weekly digest. You can also tailor the news by sector or topic.
TRANSPORT WORKERS KEEP THE WORLD MOVING
Our voice our stories
Short explanatory text here talking to ITF impacts spanning the global, regional and sector specific to show why it matters and why the work of ITF is so important and needed for a fairer, more just world.
Impact stories
Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for
Impact stories
Rights 4 Riders
Just days after riders announced a global network established by the ITF, #Rights4Riders , to protest the company’s business model, Deliveroo is facing setbacks to its IPO listing on the London Stock
Impact stories
The Shwe Tun Aung Story
The story of an ordinary Burmese seafarer facing oppression at sea - Burmese Cowboy is the tale of Shwe Tun Aung and his journey around the world, opposing corrupt ship owners and a dangerous
Worker stories
Sanitation rights: Mabu’s story
My supervisor said you need to carry a plastic container and then use paper. I thought it was a joke until I found no toilets inside the train. Mabu Molele, from Johannesburg, has worked in the