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Over 100 global transport unions, from 52 countries, have written to the UK’s Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, urging him to meet with striking UK unions. The letter, coordinated by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), who represents 20 million transport workers

Saturday 25 June is Day of the Seafarer. The official IMO theme for Day of the Seafarer in 2022 is: year ' Your voyage: Then and Now'. We want you to help us to help us celebrate this important day and the massive contribution of seafarers to the world, by sharing your own seafaring journey

Responding to news that Hope Hicks has taken a case against shipping giant Maersk, seafarers’ unions are calling for employers to ensure their safe workplace policies are actually being followed, before more seafarers are driven from an industry facing crew shortages. Hicks was raped by a senior

ITF, IndustriALL, ETF and IndustriALL Europe Joint Statement The transition to a more sustainable aviation sector will impact workers and trade unions are demanding concrete measures to ensure a just transition and a fair transformation of the sector which is inclusive and maintains and creates

As we celebrate the second anniversary of International Labour Organization Convention 190 coming into force and significant global commitment to the convention through increased visibility on the issue of violence and harassment, awareness and 18 ratifications by governments to date, ITF is proud

An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for seafarers working for Iran’s five largest shipping companies. Together, these five companies have more than

Following today’s announcement by Gatwick airport that it will reduce its summer capacity, transport workers unions have called on the aviation industry to take urgent measures to address worker shortages. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) called on corporations across the

At 10:40pm (KST) on 14 June, the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union Cargo Truckers’ Solidarity Division (KPTU-TruckSol) reached an agreement with the South Korean Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MoLIT) on the continuation of the Safe Rates system. According to the

PRESS RELEASE: ITF Condemns the South Korean Government and Ruling Party’s backstabbing as Truckers’ Strike Threatens Disruption to Global Supply Chains With a national truckers’ strike causing disruptions across the economy, an agreement between the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’