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ITF & UITP: Positive Employer Gender Policy
The ITF and International Association of Public Transport (UITP) have signed a joint agreement to strengthen women’s employment in public transport. The two parties will now work with unions and employers to implement the agreement in pilot cities, with an announcement of the first city expected
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International call for release of Kenyan trade union leaders
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing 18 million workers in 147 countries, is calling for the immediate release of Moses Ndiema, secretary general of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU), and other union leaders. The trade union leaders were detained as part of
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Renata Cyman - changing perception of women working in the Polish docks
Renata, paving the way for more women to explore careers in the docks of Poland.
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Women in public transport – ground-breaking agreement
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) representing 18 million transport workers and UITP (International Association of Public Transport) have signed a joint agreement to strengthen women’s employment in public transport. The two parties will now work with unions and employers to
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ITF takes fight for social, economic and environmental justice to the Vatican
Addressing the transport union and manufacturers summit at the Vatican City, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said that globalisation has failed working people in some key areas internationally, with 60 percent of the world’s workforce in the informal economy, including the majority of transport workers
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Careers mapped out for young and women seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomed the roadmap agreed at a tripartite meeting in Geneva last week to address the gap in recruitment and retention of seafarers and the barriers to promote work opportunities for young and women seafarers.
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ITF president takes fight for justice and equity to the Vatican
ITF president Paddy Crumlin's address to the Transport Union and Manufacturers Summit at Casina Pio IV, Vatican City.
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ITF affiliates aim for better jobs in the civil aviation sector
This week, ITF civil aviation affiliates from around the world met to coordinate their work for the coming years.
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Tanzania informal transport workers boost union membership
An ITF affiliate in Tanzania has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a bodaboda (motorbike taxi) association in Dar es salaam, boosting its membership by around 250. The MoU was signed on 20 February by the Communication and Transport Workers' Union of Tanzania (COTWU-T) and the
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