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news 22 Aug 2022

ITF delegation joins Felixstowe picket line as managers refuse to negotiate

Dockers on the picket line at the Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container terminal, told a delegation from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) that management is offering a real terms pay cut and refusing to talk. Unite the Union members voted to strike for eight days

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ITF inspectors recover USD$37.6m in unpaid wages

Last year, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has revealed in figures published today. The ITF’s 125 inspectors and coordinators completed 7,265 inspections in 2021 to support thousands of

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news 19 Aug 2022

ITF inspectors recover USD$37.6m in unpaid wages for seafarers, despite Covid restrictions

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news 18 Aug 2022

Fijian Government accused of misusing country’s pension fund putting hundreds of thousands of workers’ futures at risk

Joint press release from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC). The Bainimarama government has been using the country’s national pension fund as a private cash cow to underwrite risky loans and pay for pet projects, putting the safe

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news 12 Aug 2022

Seafarers ‘sitting ducks’ as Port of Dakar leaves them without warning lights

The Port of Dakar in Senegal has said it is too busy to rescue a cargo ship at its anchorage which has been without electricity and sidelights for months, putting its seafarers and those on passing ships in grave danger – especially at night. The MV Onda (IMO 8912467) was declared abandoned in

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news 11 Aug 2022

Without change, corporate greed will force millions of workers into poverty, unions tell Pope’s advisors

Global markets are failing society and need to be fundamentally restructured, unions told the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at a meeting hosted by the Vatican on 9 and 10 August 2022. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and a delegation of affiliated union leaders from

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news 11 Aug 2022

Unions warn global recession driven by the greed of corporations and so-called “great powers” will push millions of workers into poverty

An international meeting convened by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) hosted by the Vatican has called on political, economic and business leaders to pull the world back from the brink of recession. Instead of concentrating solely on

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news 11 Aug 2022

ITF and UNI bolster agreement with DPDHL to include due diligence and human rights in its supply chain

The Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group, the ITF and UNI Global Union have reviewed and strengthened their joint OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Protocol, originally signed in 2019. Under the new agreement, signed by the German National Contact Point for the OECD on 25 July

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news 09 Aug 2022

Deutsche Post DHL Group adopts a new OECD Protocol together with the global union federations ITF and UNI and presents a joint work plan for the first time

Bonn, August 9, 2022: The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), UNI Global Union (UNI) and Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group have reviewed and strengthened their joint OECD Protocol, signed in 2019. By that agreement all signatories commit to continuous, constructive dialogue on

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news 02 Aug 2022

Filipino authorities suspend recruitment agency after ITF red list warning over illegal fees

A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) highlighted its illegal practices. Global Marine and Offshore Resources Inc, based in Manila, was last week red listed on

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ITF delegation joins Felixstowe picket line as managers refuse to negotiate

ITF inspectors recover USD$37.6m in unpaid wages

ITF inspectors recover USD$37.6m in unpaid wages for seafarers, despite Covid restrictions

Fijian Government accused of misusing country’s pension fund putting hundreds of thousands of workers’ futures at risk

Seafarers ‘sitting ducks’ as Port of Dakar leaves them without warning lights

Without change, corporate greed will force millions of workers into poverty, unions tell Pope’s advisors

Unions warn global recession driven by the greed of corporations and so-called “great powers” will push millions of workers into poverty

ITF and UNI bolster agreement with DPDHL to include due diligence and human rights in its supply chain

Deutsche Post DHL Group adopts a new OECD Protocol together with the global union federations ITF and UNI and presents a joint work plan for the first time

Filipino authorities suspend recruitment agency after ITF red list warning over illegal fees

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