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It is with shock and sadness that the ITF reports the death of Hanafi Rustandi, a true giant of trade unionism, while representing seafarers at a pivotal meeting in Japan. ITF president and MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin and Joe Fleetwood, general secretary of MUNZ, sent the news from the

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) sadly announces the death of Hanafi Rustandi, its Asia Pacific region chair and president of Indonesian seafarers’ union the KPI (Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia).

A group of more than 20 ITF activists have met in Stockholm for the first time to share ideas and experiences about new ways of working, such as automaton and platform working.

The ITF has used its global reach to coordinate a successful effort to support a crew left stranded in the port of Aden, in conflict-ridden Yemen.

After a powerful campaign supported by dockers around the world, Spanish dockers’ unions have jointly announced a major agreement with ports employers’ organisation ANESCO which has offered job security to all dockers currently working in labour pools.

The embattled 15 crew members of the tanker Qaaswa, marooned off Tunisia for months, are now safely home with most of their owed wages – thanks to the ITF.

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) unions from around the world are gathering in Stockholm, Sweden for the first meeting of the federation’s new automation working group.

Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Director Generals, Ambassadors and other government representatives as well as non-governmental organizations and professional individuals from over 50 States around the world, near and far, crowded into the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday to honour seafarers in the run up to the annual Day of the Seafarer on 25 June and to mark their commitment to the fair treatment of seafarers.

Senior ITF representatives visited Russia last week for a joint seminar with the country’s transport unions, as part of the federation’s drive to increase membership and boost union power in the region.

ITF leaders have warmly congratulated Frank Moreels on his election as president of the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and Eduardo Chagas on his re-election as ETF general secretary.