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ITF reports crewing agents to Interpol for suspected human trafficking
It is alleged that the agents withheld the fishers’ wages, in some cases for over a year; produced counterfeit documents relating to crew members’ employment;...
Nigerian workers build union power
Global delivery companies are already active in Nigeria, and with the country’s economy booming, this trend is set to continue. The workshop, which ran from May...
Pay increase victory for seafarers
The announcement was made as the first round of negotiations on the new IBF framework agreement were concluded in Indonesia today – eight months after they...
Drivers win after month-long dispute
Negotiations for better conditions for drivers at Toll, a trucking subsidiary of Australia’s Toll Holdings working in the north of New Zealand, broke down at the...
Victory for Thai railway workers!
The case started in October 2009 following a series of rail accidents, one of which killed seven people. Members of the ITF-affiliated State Railway Workers’...
ITF condemns India bus worker attack
It was reported on 4 June that a male passenger stripped and beat conductor Deepmala Sonawane when she stopped him getting on her bus through the wrong doors....
Freed at last – Albedo hostages on their way home
The seven Bangladeshi, two Sri Lankan, one Indian and one Iranian hostage were among the 23 crew on the Malaysian-owned and flagged containership Albedo when it was...
Spotlight on women’s strength at Indian port union
James credited the TDWU with a very progressive approach to women workers, pointing to the fact that the ITF-affiliated union organises across a range of categories...