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Workers from across the globe are keeping up the pressure in support of striking Turkish Airlines (THY) workers who were unfairly sacked by phone, email or text.THY workers have been striking for nearly 170 days. The latest wave of action, which ran from 7-20 October, aimed to raise awareness of the

Trade unionists and ITF inspectors will protest at Portsmouth, England, tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon against the employment practices of ferry operator Condor Ferries.

Buses are an essential part of all modern societies. It takes hundreds of thousands of workers worldwide to keep them running efficiently and effectively – and an increasing number of these workers are women. To support unions in making buses better places for women workers, the ITF today launched

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has joined forces with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in a global campaign to build awareness over delays and cost overruns on Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project in Australia.The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) has unfairly blamed

Swaziland’s continuing workers’ rights abuses saw the country stripped of a special trade agreement with the USA last week.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation is disturbed to hear that less than 48 hours after charges were dropped against two human rights’ defenders in Swaziland, fresh warrants have been issued for their arrests. Following a high court order, Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA)

The ITF last week backed its affiliate the Asociación Colombiana de Aviadores Civiles (ACDAC) in its ongoing fight with aviation company Avianca for fair wages.

The ITF has praised today’s decision at the ILO (International Labour Organization) in Geneva today to build on the success of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 by including in it new mechanisms to tackle crew abandonment.Over 300 maritime representatives addressed a joint proposal by seafarers’

A first-of-its-kind supply chain and logistics symposium closed this week at the ITF’s London headquarters with a strong call for new thinking from the global labour movement and a focus on the ‘real employer’.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and JNG (Joint Negotiating Group) met in Tokyo between 19-20 February 2014 to continue discussions aimed at a new IBF Framework TCC (Total Crew Cost) Agreement following the first round of discussions held in St Petersburg in October 2013 on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF).