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The ITF has welcomed an opinion by an adviser of the European court of justice (ECJ) that Uber is a transport company that requires a licence because it “exerts control over all the relevant aspects of an urban transport service … including its drivers”.

The ITF today launched a new campaign to give transport unions the tools to take on the secretive Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), which has been negotiated by the European Union and 22 other countries.

ITF unions have sent letters of support after the authorities in Bermuda brought politically motivated charges against union and community protest leaders who have led a campaign against a deal to rebuild the island’s main airport.

A new campaign to be launched tomorrow by the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) reveals the threat to jobs and workers’ rights posed by the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).

Nato has thanked the ITF for its cooperation in Operation Ocean Shield, the now concluded naval initiative in the Indian Ocean that helped dramatically reduce the threat posed to seafarers by pirates.

The ITF focus on multinational port operator Hutchison has intensified this week as Indonesian workers staged a rally against the global company.

The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) is calling for a moratorium on high seas transshipment by tuna long-line vessels in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea until companies implement fair labour standards throughout their supply chains to protect fishers and seafarers.

May Day, 1 May, the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) will be marking campaigns around the world that are strengthening and improving public transport for everyone, as part of the federation's Our Public Transport programme.

A commitment to increasing practical action to secure the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention on violence and harassment in the workplace was one of the main outcomes of the ITF women transport workers committee meeting in London on 24-25 April.

Commenting on Workers’ Memorial Day, which takes place tomorrow 28 April, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “This is the day we remember all those, known and unknown, friends and strangers, who have suffered injury or death in the workplace. It’s the day we remember the dead and fight for the living.