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Review of Qatar Transport Roundtable
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Ministry of Labour of the State of Qatar held a roundtable meeting with the participation of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
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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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Trailblazing app to protect dockers’ occupational health and safety launched in Bahrain
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and The ITF Seafarers’ Trust have re-launched their groundbreaking dockers’ safety app ‘OSH Ports’ in Bahrain this week, with plans for a wider
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Galaxy Leader crew released after 14 months in captivity
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes news of the release of the Galaxy Leader crew, after being held captive for more than a year. While celebrating the crew’s release, the
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ITF calls on Houthis to halt all attacks in Red Sea, release kidnapped seafarers, warns shipping industry against risking lives
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) calls on Yemen’s Houthis to halt attacks all on commercial ships in the Red Sea, to de-escalate threats to shipping and release seafarers who
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ITF welcomes ceasefire agreement, calls for strict implementation and steps towards sustainable peace
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, halting the devastating 15-month war that has inflicted untold death
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ITF renews commitment to transport workers in Qatar
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the rights, safety, and representation of thousands of transport workers in Qatar following a
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ITF affiliates debate and secure future based on rights, sustainability, justice, freedom
Motions on issues spanning rights, climate action, Palestine and Israel all debated in key Congress session. At the ITF Congress in Marrakech on 17 October, delegates united to push forward a series
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ITF Congress opens in Marrakech: Transport workers unite to Move the World Forward
Marrakech, 13 October 2024 – Over 2,000 transport workers from across the world have gathered at the 46th International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Congress which officially opened today in
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Palestine: Global unions file ILO complaint to recover wages of over 200,000 Palestinian workers in Israel
A complaint against the Israeli government for blatant violations of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Protection of Wages Convention has been filed by ten global trade unions, with
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Rage in the Red Sea
While shipping companies profit from the Red Sea crisis, seafarers are paying the price. When the Houthis of Yemen announced that they would target Israeli-linked international shipping in the Red Sea
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ITF seeks urgent repatriation of seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah - as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen city
Sixteen seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah Port, with eight trapped on board the Captain Tarek. Sixteen seafarers from Syria and India are stranded in the city of Hodeidah, Yemen, which came under attack
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