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Malaysia Airlines must renew negotiations with cabin crew union
The ITF-affiliated National Union of Flight Attendants of Malaysia (NUFAM) represents cabin crew at Malaysia Airlines. The company has long maintained that crew...
Yemeni airport must be reopened for humanitarian relief
In a letter to UN secretary-general António Guterres, ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton reiterated the call by the Employees and Workers Syndicate of Yemen...
ITF expresses condolences at the recent passing of Brother Manohar Bellani
Latikuti Satyanarayan President Transport & Dockworkers' Union, Kandla F-3, Adinath Arcade 1, Plot No. 583, Ward 12-C Gandhidham, Gujurat State India 370...
South-East Asian workers fight back against aviation job losses
On 13 July in Indonesia, workers at regional low-cost airline Lion Air joined a demonstration outside the company’s head office to protest against the loss of...
ITF organises solidarity calls for the Strike for Black Lives
Following the appalling murder of George Floyd by police at the end of May, the Strike for Black Lives will see workers across the US take lawful industrial action...
300,000 Seafarers Trapped at Sea: Mounting crew change crisis demands faster action from governments
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that there are now approximately 300,000 seafarers trapped working aboard ships due to the crew...
Mounting crew change crisis demands faster action from governments
ITF Statement on Crew Change Crisis – 16 July 2020 Today marks one month since the ITF told the world’s governments that ‘Enough is Enough’ and that the...
ITF helps global seafarers repatriate via Spain
Philippines crew from tanker Giancarlo D return home For the crew of chemical tanker Giancarlo D, Luz Baz and the ITF are a godsend. Luz is the ITF...