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'Anywhere there are transport workers, we'll be there'
Despite the name, the National Union of Seafarers Sri Lanka (NUSS) is not just for seafarers. Since 2018 the NUSS has been organising informal dockworkers and...
Statement on the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining in the seafood industry
Worker voice or welfare committee models are not an incremental step toward recognising workers’ right to organise. These mechanisms, generally established with...
Ending violence and harassment against women in the world of work
The fight to end violence against women transport workers reaches a critical point this week with the world’s governments, employer and worker representatives due...
Activists agree ambitious action for public transport
Strengthening women’s employment, campaigning for decent sanitary facilities for all, championing informal workers' issues at the ILO - just part of an ambitious...
Union campaign wins full contracts for 400+ Bangladeshi airline workers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has handed over contractual appointment letters to 438 casual workers at the airline. Some of these workers had been on casual and...
ITF calls for immediate reinstatement of sacked union leaders at Hutchison Ports Pakistan
ITF president and Dockers’ Section chair Paddy Crumlin denounced the treatment and targeting of the leaders of the federation’s newest dockers union: “The...
Delivery riders forum plans on cleaning up the gig economy
Companies such as Deliveroo, Foodora and Uber Eats have expanded rapidly over the last few years as to meet the increased demand for food delivery. However, this...
Activist climbs Everest in ILO convention campaign
An activist from the ITF-affiliated Union of Trekking, Travel, Rafting and Airlines Workers Nepal (UNITRAV), has climbed Mount Everest to...