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Hundreds of thousands of transport workers worldwide will join together from Monday as part of an international action week organised by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation).

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today urged the Hong Kong government to commit to dialogue with pro-democracy demonstrators and strikers.

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) today slammed the anti-union intentions of an Australian royal commission into trade unions.

Port workers in Panama celebrated a freedom of association victory on 29 September as their chosen union, ITF affiliate SITREBALCRI, began collective negotiations with the Panama Ports Company (PPC).

The ITF has produced a new education module to help its affiliates organise around the growing trend of flags of convenience (FOCs) in aviation.

Around 400 people protested on 26 September in Ottawa against the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), as officials met in the city to announce they had concluded the trade negotiations.

The ITF has welcomed the latest evidence – the decision by Kuwait City to exclude Veolia from a multi-million dollar solid waste management contract – that vociferous Palestinian and international campaigning over Veolia’s complicity in Israeli projects which violate international law is hurting the company.

Two hundred wheelchairs, 200 adult and paediatric walkers and 3,000 school bags with student kits were included in the delivery to Gaza on 29 September of the third ITF shipment of humanitarian aid.