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Chelsea's Story

Sexual assault ‘is not normal’ but (for us) its normal: metro mass transit woman worker Chelsea Ofosu describes how she faced an attack by armed robbers while working as a metro mass transit worker. #TowardSafeWorldofWork #ThisisourworldToo
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African leaders urged to harness seafarer green skills momentum

To take advantage of the social and economic benefits of shipping’s green transition, African maritime leaders are being encouraged to implement infrastructure to train and upskill seafarers. Mombasa, Kenya, 5 May, 2023: As the maritime industry transitions to a low and zero-carbon future, African
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Aviation union advance new deal for aviation workers at the ILO

Aviation unions have secured major steps forward in advancing labour standards for the global aviation industry at a tripartite meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting took place from 24-28 April 2023, bringing together government officials of ILO
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Campaigning with us: have your say

Solidarity between working people, from every corner of the globe, will help us get through the challenges we face. Our unity is our strength and it’s how we win campaigns — whether that’s for safe rates agreements for truck drivers, pay rises for railway workers, a just transition for aviation and
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Restore Dignity to India's Pension System

Changes to India’s pension scheme have left hundreds of millions of workers worse off - breaking the government’s promise that it would not. In 2004, the Indian government scrapped the ‘Old Pension Scheme’ (OPS) and replaced it with a ‘National Pension Scheme’ (NPS), going from a defined-benefit
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Global unions rally for Safe and Sustainable Rail

At the ITF Railways Section conference in Johannesburg last month, we set out our vision for the world’s railways – a system which functions on behalf of people, with workers and passengers at the heart of decision-making. That is what we demand when we demand Safe and Sustainable Rail, and on the
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60% pay rise won by 200,000 riverboat workers

More than 200,000 inland waterway transport workers in Bangladesh have won a tremendous 60 percent pay rise and greatly improved working conditions. The win comes after months of strike action and negotiations between the workers’ unions and vessel owners. Naujan work aboard thousands of riverboats
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