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Weekend of global action in solidarity with Turkey protesters
Last weekend, trade unionists from all over the world responded to an international trade union call for solidarity with those repressed by riot police in Turkey....
International Day of the Seafarer 2013
The ITF and its affiliates are celebrating the International Day of the Seafarer today, Tuesday 25 June. Called by the International Maritime Organization, the day...
ITF on Risavika: dockers’ work is dockers’ work!
The ITF is categorically restating its position that cargo handling is dockers’ work, and its unflinching support for the dockers of Risavika, who are battling...
Ver.di success in UPS election
The votes of hundreds of workers meant that ITF-affiliate ver.di won nine of 11 seats contested in the recent UPS works council election in Ditzingen, in the...
ITF puts Australian coal exporter on notice over consultation failure
The ITF has warned a major Australian coal exporter that it’s behaviour is being monitored. Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) has been put on notice by the ITF...
ITF affiliates form Guatemala transport workers’ federation
The labour authorities of Guatemala legally recognised this month the new Federación del Transporte Nacional Sindical (FETRANSGUA), founded by ITF-affiliated civil...
Qatar Airways inclusion 'disgraces oneworld alliance'
Qatar Airways’ imminent membership of world aviation grouping the oneworld alliance – which includes global giants such as British Airways and American Airlines...
PALEA secures reinstatement agreement
The ITF today applauded the determination of a Philippines union – and the international solidarity which helped sustain it – that has led to the re-employment...