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26 Nov 2019
ITF project in Palestine sees impressive growth
An ITF team has been to Palestine to evaluate the progress of a major project to strengthen the Palestine General Transport Workers Union, supported by Union to Union . In the first two years of the
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26 Nov 2019
Union win! Kuwaiti union thanks ITF for support
A civil aviation union in Kuwait has postponed all forthcoming industrial action after winning concessions from the government. Members of the Civil Aviation Labor Union of Kuwait had planned to take
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25 Nov 2019
Australian unions picket Melbourne train stations stepping up fight with Hong Kong's MTR
Hundreds of Australian union members have stepped up their fight with Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), a subsidiary of Hong Kong government-owned MTR, picketing hundreds of train stations to win community support for the rail workers engaged in a bitter struggle for a new agreement.
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24 Nov 2019
ITF Fishers' Rights Network demands C188 enforcement
More than 1,200 migrant fishers have signed a petition calling on the Thai Government to effectively implement and enforce ILO Convention 188, which Thailand ratified in January 2019.
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22 Nov 2019
ITF building union power in Mexico
The ITF has held a series of event in Mexico City to build union membership and power in the country, as it looks for opportunities to support Mexican transport unions and help them to join the ITF
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21 Nov 2019
Dave Morgan
The ITF Seafarers’ and Dockers’ sections today paid tribute to former national president of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) who died 4 November 2019 with family and loved ones by his side
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21 Nov 2019
ITF tourism unions launch Caribbean digital movement
Last week the National Workers Union of St Lucia hosted a major step in a new era of organising. The Caribbean tourism organising project - which is a joint venture with the ITF and Dutch union FNV -
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20 Nov 2019
Solidarity with the people of Colombia
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today backed the national strike called by workers, unions and civil organisations in Colombia, to protest against corruption and government’s
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19 Nov 2019
ITF Dockers joins international cargo handling association ICHCA
The ITF Dockers’ Section has joined the International Cargo Handling and Coordinating Association (ICHCA) continuing the section’s work to develop new avenues to engage with the stevedoring industry to advance the rights and safety of dock workers globally.
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19 Nov 2019
Toilet rights are human rights: Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter
On World Toilet Day, 19 November 2019, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is launching a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter , because toilet rights are human rights. The charter
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15 Nov 2019
Capacity building in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
The ITF has held a training session in Algiers, Algeria 10-12 November in partnership with the Fédération Nationale des Travailleurs des Transports - Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens. It is
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14 Nov 2019
ITF condemns coup d’état in Bolivia
The International Transport Workers' Federation strongly condemns the undemocratic coup d’état and military intervention that has forced Bolivian President Evo Morales and Vice President Álvaro Marcelo García Linera to resign and flee the country.
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Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for
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Rights 4 Riders
Just days after riders announced a global network established by the ITF, #Rights4Riders , to protest the company’s business model, Deliveroo is facing setbacks to its IPO listing on the London Stock
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The Shwe Tun Aung Story
The story of an ordinary Burmese seafarer facing oppression at sea - Burmese Cowboy is the tale of Shwe Tun Aung and his journey around the world, opposing corrupt ship owners and a dangerous
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Sanitation rights: Mabu’s story
My supervisor said you need to carry a plastic container and then use paper. I thought it was a joke until I found no toilets inside the train. Mabu Molele, from Johannesburg, has worked in the