ITF leaders witnessed a historic moment this week as representatives of Cuban trade unions told the ITF executive board that they wanted to work with the Federation, which they called a “great organisation”. “The aims of the ITF and of its sections as well as your overall direction has a lot in
The German National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines (NCP) today issued a Joint Statement (click here) agreed upon by UNI, the ITF and Deutsche Post-DHL. The Joint Statement addresses some key areas in dispute and aims to turns a page in UNI and the ITF’s relationship with this leading
Global unions the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural and Hospitality Workers) today welcomed the release of research by Finnish group Finnwatch into the human cost of that nation’s cheap supermarket food.
Last week the ITF initiated arrest procedures against the vessel Isis at Tilbury on behalf of its crew.As a result of the legal action the operators, Derna Carriers, have placed USD132,000 with the UK agent to make good the crew’s claim to the end of December. This left repatriation costs and
Workers from across the globe are keeping up the pressure in support of striking Turkish Airlines (THY) workers who were unfairly sacked by phone, email or text.THY workers have been striking for nearly 170 days. The latest wave of action, which ran from 7-20 October, aimed to raise awareness of the
Trade unionists and ITF inspectors will protest at Portsmouth, England, tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon against the employment practices of ferry operator Condor Ferries.
Buses are an essential part of all modern societies. It takes hundreds of thousands of workers worldwide to keep them running efficiently and effectively – and an increasing number of these workers are women. To support unions in making buses better places for women workers, the ITF today launched