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27 Nov 2017
Seaman Guard Ohio ruling: ITF comment
The court in Madurai, India, has delivered its judgment in the appeal case by the crew and guards of the Seaman Guard Ohio. It decided to lift the sentence of five years’ imprisonment against the 35 men that were handed down in January 2016.
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27 Nov 2017
ITF protects the rights of workers as New Tech is Adopted in India
ITF called on the Indian government and unions to ensure society benefits from the digital revolution.
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27 Nov 2017
US meeting identifies common challenges for airline catering workers
A joint ITF-IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association) two-day meeting hosted by the Teamsters and UNITE HERE unions in Baltimore, USA last week examined the common challenges facing airline catering unions around the world.
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27 Nov 2017
Cotton welcomes government commitments on Indian Railways
ITF general secretary Steve Cotton took part in a rally of more than 15,000 railway union members in Gorakhpur, Delhi before attending a national union convention a visit to India this week.
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24 Nov 2017
International trade unions renew call for action over ongoing attacks on Libyan trade unionist
A fresh appeal to protect the freedom and safety of a Libyan trade unionist has been launched by the ITF this week via online platform LabourStart.
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23 Nov 2017
This is our world too! Women transport workers send strong message from ITF conference
Women transport workers from around the world strengthened their commitment to climate justice, ending violence against women and securing a decent future of work for women in the transport industry, during a ground-breaking conference last week.
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16 Nov 2017
ITF voices workers’ demands at global climate talks
The ITF, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and allies are out in force at global climate talks to amplify workers’ demands to be at the heart of moves towards climate justice.
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15 Nov 2017
ITF: ‘new era for fishers begins’
The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) has described the coming into force of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 – ILO188 – tomorrow, 16 November as having the potential to open up a new era for millions of fishers worldwide. The ITF has been an active supporter of the new convention from its birth to this new landmark point.
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15 Nov 2017
ITF unions pledge to push for fundamental change on child and forced labour
The ITF has told a major International Labour Organization conference in Argentina that child and forced labour were key trade union issues, and that ITF unions would continue to push for change from the bottom up.
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13 Nov 2017
ITF applauds GMB court victory over Uber
The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) has applauded Friday’s victory for workers represented by the GMB union at the Employment Tribunal in London, which threw out Uber’s appeal against its earlier ruling that drivers at the company must be treated as the workers they are.
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10 Nov 2017
ITF supports challenge to Boskalis over crew replacement plans
The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) is standing ready to support its Dutch affiliate Nautilus NL/FNV Waterbouw as it resists plans by marine services and dredging company Boskalis to ditch and replace 20 crew members on five vessels.
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09 Nov 2017
ITF-UITP joint statement for COP23
Citizens, cities and the planet will be better off with more public transport
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An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for
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Rights 4 Riders
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The Shwe Tun Aung Story
The story of an ordinary Burmese seafarer facing oppression at sea - Burmese Cowboy is the tale of Shwe Tun Aung and his journey around the world, opposing corrupt ship owners and a dangerous
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Sanitation rights: Mabu’s story
My supervisor said you need to carry a plastic container and then use paper. I thought it was a joke until I found no toilets inside the train. Mabu Molele, from Johannesburg, has worked in the