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ITF calls for the immediate release of 53 activists arrested in Hong Kong
The International Transport Workers’ Federation demands the immediate release of 53 activists arrested this morning in Hong Kong under the National Security Law...

Governments must seize on satellite tech in fisheries forced labour fight
Fisheries representatives from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a global voice for the world’s millions of fishers, say that a new study...

Decent sanitation still eludes many transport workers: ITF forum
On World Toilet Day, 19 November, the ITF held a virtual sanitation forum to discuss issues on sanitation for transport workers in road, rail, urban transport and...

SG-STAR Fund Taskforce Develops CrewSafe Audit Programme and Attracts more Global Partners
Joint release from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), International Maritime Employers' Council (IMEC), International Chamber of Shipping...

ITF Statement on food rider deaths
“The ITF and its affiliates have been shaken by the tragic news of five food delivery riders dying on the roads of Sydney, Australia, in the past few weeks. We...

ITF welcomes return to international rules for seafarers
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) welcomes the announcement this week by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) that it will be ending...

Governments must resolve Jag Anand, Anastasia stalemate and get seafarers home
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urging the governments of China, India and Australia to collaborate and urgently end the stalemate around...

200,000 striking Bangladeshi maritime workers win decade-long battle for rights
Late last month, over 200,000 ‘naujan’, or river navigation workers, under the banner of the ITF-affiliated Bangladesh Noujan Shramik Federation (BNSF) won...