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ITF union the SNTT (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Rama, Servicios de la Industria del Transporte y Logística de Colombia) has negotiated the first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with major transport company Transcaribe in Cartagena, as part of an ongoing project in Colombia supported by the ITF.

The ITF has raised concerns over the treatment by Aras Cargo in Turkey of employees who are members of the ITF union Tümtis.

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).

Captain Radhika Menon and her team came to the rescue of a small fishing vessel in the Bay of Bengal.

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.

“What we’ve done this week is take ownership of our communications and our part in union campaigning, and because we own it we take pride in it.”

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.