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ITF unions have sent letters of support after the authorities in Bermuda brought politically motivated charges against union and community protest leaders who have led a campaign against a deal to rebuild the island’s main airport.

A new campaign to be launched tomorrow by the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) reveals the threat to jobs and workers’ rights posed by the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).

Nato has thanked the ITF for its cooperation in Operation Ocean Shield, the now concluded naval initiative in the Indian Ocean that helped dramatically reduce the threat posed to seafarers by pirates.

The ITF focus on multinational port operator Hutchison has intensified this week as Indonesian workers staged a rally against the global company.

The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) is calling for a moratorium on high seas transshipment by tuna long-line vessels in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea until companies implement fair labour standards throughout their supply chains to protect fishers and seafarers.

May Day, 1 May, the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) will be marking campaigns around the world that are strengthening and improving public transport for everyone, as part of the federation's Our Public Transport programme.

A commitment to increasing practical action to secure the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention on violence and harassment in the workplace was one of the main outcomes of the ITF women transport workers committee meeting in London on 24-25 April.

Commenting on Workers’ Memorial Day, which takes place tomorrow 28 April, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “This is the day we remember all those, known and unknown, friends and strangers, who have suffered injury or death in the workplace. It’s the day we remember the dead and fight for the living.

European pension funds have made progress in acting to protect workers’ rights ahead of retirement but need to do more, a new ITF report has revealed.

A new report examines whether European pension funds – built to provide a decent retirement for working people – are also acting to protect those workers’ rights ahead of retirement. Authored by Tom Powdrill, responsible investment coordinator at the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation), it shows that funds have made progress in the area, but have still to achieve their full potential to improve lives.