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The worker’s voice ensures a more practical approach in tackling climate change — new report
Employers and governments are putting too much emphasis on technology to tackle climate change and not enough on workers, new research from the International...

ILO and ICAO agreement flags importance of labour standards in global aviation industry recovery
A new agreement signed today by the global bodies representing the global civil aviation industry and labour recognises the importance of decent labour standards...

Pandemic delivers Maersk record profit, but shipping giant is leaving tug workers behind
15 March 2022, Copenhagen Record profits being announced today by AP Moller-Maersk risk not being shared fairly with workers who delivered the company its...

Migrant fishers’ injuries linked to excessive hours culture that prevails under Ireland’s flawed work permit scheme
A number of injuries sustained by migrant fishers are being linked to a culture of excessive hours underpinned by a controversial work permit scheme currently under...

International Women's Day 2022: ITF launches Sanitation Rights Toolkit
On International Women’s Day 2022, we are excited to announce the launch of our Sanitation Rights Toolkit. #IWD2022 The toolkit contains resources for transport...

Qatar signs new agreement with ITF on transport worker rights
The Ministry of Labour of Qatar today signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ITF and, with worker-management committees, it takes another leap...

ITF Dockers unite against Putin’s Ukraine invasion
Following last week’s call from transport unions for an immediate ceasefire to the conflict in Ukraine, the global labour movement and international community has...

The Work of Informal Transport Workers: Essential yet exploited - a conversation with Alana Dave
The following interview is taken from Global Labour Rights Reporter, from International Lawyers Assisting Workers. You can read the full journal, or this piece...