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news 06 Sep 2025

“Please save us” – plea from abandoned seafarers on sanctioned ship in UAE

Global Peace crew now out of fuel, left in dark, burning wood to cook Desperate seafarers abandoned on a sanctioned ship in the Persian Gulf are now out of fuel and are burning wood to cook what food they have left – and they have reached out to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)

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Publication 05 Sep 2025

A Gender-Transformative Approach to Climate Action For Women Transport Workers

Climate change is not gender neutral – women are proven to be more vulnerable to exploitation from the impacts of climate change due to their different social roles, discriminatory and unequal access to resources, decision-making bodies and technology. Ensuring a gender equal just transition must be

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news 04 Sep 2025

Aviation workers set agenda ahead of ICAO Assembly

The ITF’s civil aviation leadership, representing over one million aviation workers worldwide, is meeting in Montreal to set a worker-led agenda ahead of the 42nd International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Assembly taking place later this month. The ICAO Assembly will bring together government

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news 31 Aug 2025

Unsafe railways put workers and passengers at risk, new ITF research warns

New ITF research has revealed systemic health and safety risks across the global railway sector, with understaffing and employer cost-cutting putting workers, passengers and cargo in danger. The research, Health and Safety on the Railways: The Workers’ Perspective, draws on responses from nearly 500

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news 29 Aug 2025

UAE must act now to end shocking abandonment of seafarers on sanctioned ship

Seafarers from India, Bangladesh and Ukraine trapped aboard oil tanker in Persian Gulf holding fake agreements and no insurance. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling on maritime authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to act now to save 19 seafarers abandoned in the

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news 28 Aug 2025

ICJ and IACtHR Advisory Opinions: labour rights must not be left behind

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the recent Advisory Opinions from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), which reaffirm States’ binding legal obligations to tackle the climate crisis and protect human rights. The

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news 22 Aug 2025

ITF leads inaugural mental health and wellbeing training in the Philippines

Maritime teachers from across Philippines join new training programme agreed in February 2025 Mental health and wellbeing training for seafarers and cadets will be rolled out across the Philippines after a first cohort of maritime faculty members attended ‘training of the trainer’ sessions in Manila

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news 21 Aug 2025

Mexico City and ITF join forces to protect transport workers rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup

With the world’s biggest sporting event set to arrive next summer, the Government of Mexico City and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have signed a landmark cooperation agenda to protect and promote the rights of transport workers throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The

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news 20 Aug 2025

ITF and SeSé sign groundbreaking agreement to uphold new global warehousing principles

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), global logistics company Logística Sesé México, and Mexican union Sindicato Vicente Lombardo Toledano (VLT), have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to the implementation of the ITF’s new 8 Principles for Decent Work

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news 19 Aug 2025

Qantas penalty is a warning to any employers looking to attack workers’ rights

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes the Australian Federal Court’s decision today to award Qantas a AUD 90 million penalty for illegally sacking and outsourcing over 1800 workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. This ruling marks the end of a five-year battle for justice for

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“Please save us” – plea from abandoned seafarers on sanctioned ship in UAE

A Gender-Transformative Approach to Climate Action For Women Transport Workers

Aviation workers set agenda ahead of ICAO Assembly

Unsafe railways put workers and passengers at risk, new ITF research warns

UAE must act now to end shocking abandonment of seafarers on sanctioned ship

ICJ and IACtHR Advisory Opinions: labour rights must not be left behind

ITF leads inaugural mental health and wellbeing training in the Philippines

Mexico City and ITF join forces to protect transport workers rights during 2026 FIFA World Cup

ITF and SeSé sign groundbreaking agreement to uphold new global warehousing principles

Qantas penalty is a warning to any employers looking to attack workers’ rights

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