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A global meeting of women transport workers is calling for the urgent development of public transport policies that promote gender equality and contribute to the fight against climate change.

ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton met Transport Workers’ Union of America (TWU) president John Samuelsen on 1 November in Washington, DC and addressed the union’s organising meeting to develop strategies to counter the right-wing agenda against union rights in the USA.

An ITF delegation to the USA will meet Gate Gourmet workers there in a show of solidarity with their colleagues in Argentina who are struggling for proper recognition of their work roles.

The ITF has reaffirmed its support for the organising campaigns by the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) at Delta Airlines, the third largest carrier in the United States.

Paddy Crumlin, President of the International Transport Workers’ Federation today urged the Government of PNG to act in the best interests of its people by standing with workers, landowners and communities exposed to ICTSI’s poor record on safety and labour relations. “The ITF, alongside the

ITF general secretary Steve Cotton arrives in the USA today to lead a delegation of Nordic and Argentinian representatives in talks with ITF member union the Teamsters and with the AFL-CIO (the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), and the Foundation for Fair Contracting.

The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) has backed what it describes as “a historic breakthrough” on eliminating Qatar’s kafala system, which has allowed the exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf state.

The commitment to making the ITF a more dynamic campaign focused organisation was underlined during the bi-annual executive board last week.

The ITF and the ITUC have strongly criticised employers at a UN conference for trying to block progress towards a treaty to bring the international operations of multinational companies under the rule of law.

The ITF Maritime Labour Lawyers Group (ITF MLLG) met for the second time in London on 12-13 October to discuss international, regional and national maritime labour law developments affecting seafarers.