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As a result of Hutchison’s refusal to negotiate in good faith, ITF affiliate, Serikat Pekerja Jakarta International Container Terminal (SPJICT), has been forced to ramp up its campaign. Today, in Jakarta, union members and their supporters took the campaign from the waterfront to Hutchison-owned health and beauty retailer Watsons.

La Federazione Internazionale dei Lavoratori dei Trasporti (International Transport Workers’ Federation - ITF) e la Federazione Europea dei Lavoratori dei Trasporti (European Transport Workers’ Federation - ETF) hanno accolto favorevolmente come un’importante sconfitta per Ryanair un decreto della Corte di Giustizia Europea (European Court of Justice - ECJ) sui diritti dei lavoratori.

Representatives of railway workers’ trade unions from around the world meeting in London have condemned today’s bomb attack on a District Line underground train. The delegates, who are gathered at the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) rail section conference, described the incident as “cowardly and contemptible”.

A case brought by cabin crew members with union support today defeated low cost airline Ryanair at the European Court of Justice. The Court ruled that disputes over a mobile worker’s contract of employment should be heard in the courts of the country from which they carry out their duties, not in Ireland as the airline had tried to insist.

The ITF has applauded the youth department of the General Workers Union (GWU) in Malta for holding its first conference on HIV-positive and transgender workers.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation) have welcomed a ruling today by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as a major defeat for Ryanair on workers’ rights.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation) have welcomed a ruling today by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as a major defeat for Ryanair on workers’ rights.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) says the conservative Australian Government is again trying to kill off cabotage by introducing a Bill today that waters down the rules surrounding foreign ships gaining temporary licences to operate between Australian ports.

An ITF union organising informal workers in Kenya has thanked the federation for helping it win official recognition by persuading the country’s labour court that informal workers need unions.