Members of ITF union ver.di have warmly welcomed the letter sent by the ITF and its European arm the ETF to Lufthansa Technik (LHT) urging the company to engage in meaningful negotiations with the union.
The ITF and its dockers’ unions have been putting their proposals for safe working environments for dockworkers to the ILO (International Labour Organization).
Representatives of designated ITF centres of excellence in the Asia Pacific region met last week to set a strategy for building union power in the area. The one-day event attracted union participants from Australia, Hong Kong, India and Japan.
Millions of workers in the fishing sector are set to see improved working conditions, thanks to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) convention 188, which will enter into force on 16 November 2017.
Global union the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and German union ver.di have condemned the victimisation of a Stuttgart Airport worker caught up in a row created by TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
A new report released today reveals that massive political spending by Chevron - the state of California’s largest polluter - seeks to stunt environmental protection, gouge consumers and reduces funds available for schools and other essential public services.