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The ITF has welcomed a settlement that has resulted in an end to indefinite strike action by its affiliate the Korean Railway Workers’ Union (KRWU), but has warned of the need for continued vigilance. The strikers returned to work on 31 December 2013 following 23 days on strike, after an agreement

An international delegation arrived in Sweden this week to deliver its verdict on the anti-union behaviour of IKEA Canada in the on-going dispute at Swedish retail giant IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia, store. The delegation is in Sweden to highlight the findings of the report, How IKEA is hurting

The ITF today launched a vibrant and dynamic new website, which will enable transport workers to connect and contribute to the ITF women transport workers conference taking place in India on 27th and 28th January 2014. The conference takes place once every four years in the run up to ITF congress

As 13 Korean Railway Workers Union (KRWU) trade union leaders charged with having led what was a legitimate and lawful industrial action made a dignified surrender to police today, the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) blasted the political vendetta behind their arrest. Their placing

The ITF has initiated arrest proceedings on behalf of the crew of the Marshall Islands-flagged M/S Isis, which is moored at Tilbury, England and whose crew are owed at least USD130,000 in pay. The decision to arrest the vessel follows the delivery of a written warning to Athens-based company Derna

After a fightback lasting over two years, the ITF-affiliated Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) has won an agreement from Philippines Airlines for the return to work of staff who were outsourced on inferior conditions and short term contracts, threatened with redundancy, and even

ITF affiliate Sindicato de Trabajadores de JAPDEVA y Afines Portuarios (SINTRAJAP) signed a collective bargaining agreement with a Puerto Limon port security company on 18 July in Costa Rica, following extensive negotiations. The employer has now accepted the agreement, which has been submitted to the labour ministry of Costa Rica.

A high-level International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) delegation is in South Korea to support the national rail strike organised by its affiliate, the Korean Railway Workers Union (KRWU).

Over 220 women from 80 countries across the world will gather in New Delhi, India, on 27-28 January for a conference organised by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). During the two day event, they will examine the issues facing women workers and help determine the organisation’s

Workers in the Port of Rotterdam have secured a new agreement with their employer, global network terminal operator (GNT) APMT, following weeks of tense negotiations and industrial action. FNV Bondgenoten had been in dispute with management over the terms and conditions of a new collective