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Climate change will drive a revolution in transport and workers are ready to respond
Transport creates 21% of carbon emissions. Yet 95% of the energy consumed by the sector still comes from petroleum and other fossil fuels (as of 2015). It’s a...
The world grieves as Richard Trumka passes
We mourn the passing of Richard L Trumka, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) who was devoted to...
Mauritius government must release Wakashio crew held for a year without charge
The ITF is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119) crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities now for over a...
“Hands off Cuba”: ITF calls for end to blockade after protests
Demonstrations and protests in Cuba have highlighted the human cost of the unjust and punitive trade blockade against the working people of Cuba. The...
A triumph in Argentina for air-traffic workers’ carefully planned action
Victory for the air traffic workers’ union in Argentina was down to carefully planned industrial action and widespread international support. Significant pay...
Safe Rates summit: regulating for road safety and decent work will save lives
The global campaign for ‘Safe Rates’ continues to reveal that improving and standardising transport workers’ rates of pay and better regulation of their...
Day of the Seafarer is meaningless without vaccines and our rights restored
Today is Day of the Seafarer and this year's theme is ‘a future fair for seafarers’. But there is little point contemplating what a fair future looks...
ITF calls for regional cooperation to save jobs, tackle rising poverty and to lead economic recovery in the Caribbean
The economic impact of COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on the global tourism industry, especially in the Caribbean which could see an escalation of poverty...