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The ITF has intervened over the recent dismissal from APMT of the ports union leader in Bahrain.

The ITF Seafarers’ Trust is launching an enhanced version of its free Shore Leave app – the first app designed to help seafarers looking for reliable transport when in port. Shore Leave only needs to be downloaded once, and after that all the contact details of seafarers’ centres all over the world are stored in the user’s smartphone and accessible offline, anywhere, anytime. It also includes all the contact details for ISWAN Seafarers Help, the 24/7 helpline for seafarers.

The ITF has demanded that the Korean president act to end the government and police onslaught against workers and unions over their right to organise.

Chevron shareholders, pension funds and investment managers from the UK, Europe and the United States, were briefed on investor implications of Chevron’s aggressive tax avoidance schemes and the potential multi-billion implications of major tax audits in Australia.

Bus drivers in Paris showed that union work in the city will continue despite the recent attacks by holding a one day strike, 18 November.

Prevention, support and sharing best practice - just some of the focal points of the new ITF resource aimed at helping dockers unions tackle bullying and harassment in the workplace.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demonstrating its commitment to tackling bullying and harassment within the dockers’ industry with the launch of a new set of online resources.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) fair practices committee (FPC), along with its cabotage taskforce today condemned a decision to scrap the MV Portland – an Australian-flagged and crewed ship dedicated to Australian coastal routes – and outsource the work to a flag of convenience vessel.

Dockers sacked by global network terminal (GNT) operator Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) are set to return to work after an agreement was reached between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and HPA management.

The recent attempted shooting of Libyan trade union leader Nermin Al-Sharif highlights the need for affiliates to participate fully in the United Nations day for the elimination of violence against women (VAW) on 25 November, says the ITF.