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Four crew members kidnapped by pirates off Cameroon
The incident involving Contship Oak occurred on March 30, 2019, is the latest abduction in the Gulf of Guinea, which has become a global hotspot for modern piracy...
Organisers plan building workers' power worldwide
ITF and our affiliates receive funding from trade union solidarity support organisations (TUSSOs) to run organising projects in key locations around the world. From...
Mali rail workers get ITF union support after deadly hunger strike
A delegation from the ITF affiliate Fédération CGT des Cheminots have visited railway workers in Mali – some of whom have been on hunger strike since...
Kenyan workers march for inclusion in BRT implementation
Workers from ITF-affiliated transport unions in Kenya marched through Nairobi on 8 March - International Womens' Day - to present to the transport ministry a...
ITF calls for civil aviation authorities worldwide to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
The recent tragedy in Ethiopia is the second incident in the past six months where a Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed in similar circumstances. Serious questions are...
International call for release of Kenyan trade union leaders
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing 18 million workers in 147 countries, is calling for the immediate release of Moses Ndiema,...
Tanzania informal transport workers boost union membership
An ITF affiliate in Tanzania has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a bodaboda (motorbike taxi) association in Dar es salaam, boosting its membership...
Bus Rapid Transit labour assessment launched
The ITF has launched a ground-breaking report by the Global Labour Institute looking at the impact on public transport workers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)...