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The world’s seafarers’ unions say the world’s biggest brands have no excuse not to audit their supply chains and issue directives to suppliers on crew change, now that a new human rights due diligence toolkit has been launched today. The toolkit helps cargo owners and charterers ask the right

People living near the site of the fatal overpass collapse that happened in Mexico City on Monday warned authorities of bulges in the walls of the underpass and severe vibrations more than a year before, according to El Universal. “ We knew that this was going to happen sooner or later,” a neighbour

We stand in solidarity with the people of India, as the second wave of Covid-19 devastates the country. What is happening in India concerns us all - hospitals are overwhelmed and oxygen supplies are running out. We are witnessing a new level of crisis during this tragedy. People from all walks of

May Day is when workers of the world stop and reflect. We’re seeing so many human rights abuses — workers being denied their right to free association, free speech being suppressed. It is the responsibility of us all to defend our fundamental human rights. The right to strike. The right protest. The

Unions across the world are outraged to learn that Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority government had teamed up with Canada’s Conservative opposition in the early hours of Thursday morning to progress legislation to rip away Montréal dockworkers’ right to strike. “Justin Trudeau’s government has

A new tie-up to strengthen union influence along the US West Coast forms a major plank in the fight against global companies who exploit the chain of supply. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have committed to working

The world’s seafarers yesterday took the extraordinary decision to shut down negotiations over the future of seafarers’ minimum wages with national shipowners represented by the International Chamber of Shipping. The seafarers’ unions said they would prefer to tackle the shipping companies ‘head-on’

Confidence in the safety of transport is vital for our economic recovery, argues Paddy Crumlin, President of the International Transport Workers’ Federation. Yet too many countries are ignoring WHO advice to prioritise transport workers for Covid-19 vaccination.

Global transport unions today renewed their support for leaders of the State Railway Workers’ Union of Thailand (SRUT) following the lodging of a new appeal to Thailand’s Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct to overturn prison sentences and punitive fines handed down by Thai