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Today, 20 August, the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) – the seafarers’ bill of rights – comes into force. The MLC is a far-reaching, groundbreaking international convention which establishes an international minimum standard that has the potential to make a real difference to seafarers. The ITF was

ITF affiliates joined forces with community campaigners and passenger groups across the UK to fight for better railways and renationalisation on Tuesday 13th August. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) Action for Rail campaign demonstrations were organised to coincide with the annual announcement on

ITF affiliate Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) called for the government to immediately suspend assistant state prosecutor Diosdado Solidum following his arrest for extortion last Thursday, 10th August. PALEA also demanded the court case Solidum had worked on against 241 of their

ITF affiliate the Swaziland Transport and Allied Workers Union (STAWU) celebrated a victory for road transport workers last week. STAWU recorded a 34% wage increase for trucking operators, and a 24.5% increase for road passenger operators. The settlement was part of the wage council negotiations for

An ITF Africa communication workshop in Mozambique last week inspired trained communicators to hone their skills.

Representatives of the ITF Americas regional committee gathered last week in Rio de Janeiro to discuss regional priorities and set a workplan to be presented at a regional conference in November. Antonio Fritz, ITF Americas regional secretary said: “We have major challenges for the region in many

Seventeen women civil aviation workers from ITF affiliates worldwide including pilots, cabin crew, mechanics, baggage handlers and air traffic controllers participated in a leadership programme for women trade unionists in Esher, UK last week. It was co-designed and delivered by Alison McGarry, ITF

News that unnecessary reform in the ports of Israel has been delayed is being welcomed by the ITF. Plans were announced earlier this year to open two new ports in Ashdod and Haifa, but a panel of National Labor Court judges has now ruled that no action will go ahead until September 2013. It was

The ITF has expressed its outrage to the Philippines government over the second murder of a transport trade union leader in less than three weeks. At the beginning of July Antonio ‘Dodong’ Petalcorin, president of the Network of Transport Organizations, was shot outside his home. Now Kagi Lucman

ITF-affiliated union ACV/CSC TRANSCOM declared strike action may go ahead if Belgian airport privatisation ignores workers’ demands. When French company Egis takes over Ostend and Antwerp airports at the beginning of 2014, over 200 airport workers stand to lose out directly. Privatisation will have