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ITF Aviation Week: Global aviation unions unite to defend jobs and secure safe workplaces
“The COVID-19 pandemic has been unlike any other external shock encountered by the global aviation industry. Border restrictions and quarantine measures have...
200,000 striking Bangladeshi maritime workers win decade-long battle for rights
Late last month, over 200,000 ‘naujan’, or river navigation workers, under the banner of the ITF-affiliated Bangladesh Noujan Shramik Federation (BNSF) won...
ITF Executive Board statement to members
The ITF reaffirms the critical role transport workers continue to play in keeping the world moving through the Covid-19 pandemic, and our solidarity with our...
Unions and employers partner on a project to ensure seafarers from the Philippines are ‘Covid-free’
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) have launched an enhanced quarantine and testing...
ITF launch gig economy employer principles before landmark Prop 22 vote in California
On the eve of the landmark vote on Proposition 22 in California, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has launched 10 gig economy employer...
ITF launches first position paper on remote tower operations
Air traffic services are vital to the safety and efficiency of the aviation sector and the wider global economy, managing national and international airspace for...
ITF and Marlow battle to get crew changed as crisis hits eight months
Stuck on board a ship since February, an apprentice engineer feels humiliated that she has no sanitary towels. She’s increasingly distressed that she cannot go...
Japanese car ship arrested in Melbourne over crew change
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) officials have been involved in stopping a Japanese-owned car import vessel from slipping through Australian...