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ITF Climate Change Conference: Discussion Document
Transport workers and climate change: towards sustainable, low-carbon mobility.
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El Salvador government needs to act on Soto killing
ITF president and national secretry of the MUA Paddy Crumlin has highlighted the inaction of the government of El Salvador on the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Gilberto Soto, a representative of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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ITF solidarity call for victimised Russia dockers’ leader
The ITF is urging its affiliates to back the solidarity campaign launched by the Confederation of Labour of Russia and the Dockers’ Union of Russia (DUR) for Leonid Tikhonov, a DUR leader who faces seven years in prison on what the union claims are false criminal charges.
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ITF youth pack: helping unions to organise young workers
To build strong unions now and for the future it is crucial that the labour movement reaches out to groups of workers that have traditionally fallen through the organising net. Young workers are one of these groups. To help unions do just that, the ITF has produced a youth pack with all you need to
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ITF helps secure international container safety code
Sustained campaigning by the ITF’s road, rail, dockers’ and seafarers’ sections has helped secure an international code of practice that sets out new safety guidelines on the packing of containers.
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English port is starting point for international union logistics programme
Activists in the key Humber distribution hub will meet in Hull UK, next week to plan how workers can confront the harmful effects of globalisation.
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Respecting the law, protecting customers
Regulators across the globe must ensure the respect of law and guarantee a level playing field for all in the taxi market – including self-proclaimed “ride-sharing” for-reward transport platforms, say global road transport employers’ and employees’ federations.
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First victory in Costa Rica port strike battle
Costa Rica’s SINTRAJAP dockers’ union has won a commitment from the country’s government to re-examine the future of the vital ports of Limon and Moin, along with a promise to cease police violence against strikers.
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Costa Rica dockers win government talks on ports’ future
Costa Rica’s SINTRAJAP dockers’ union has won the government’s commitment to re-examine the future of the ports of Limon and Moin, to start talks and to end police violence against strikers. In response, the union has agreed to put its 15-day strike on hold.
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Parat urges Norway to end Qatar Airways’ operations
ITF affiliate Parat in Norway has urged the Norwegian authorities to revoke Qatar Airways’ right to operate flights from the country because the company “systematically undermines the rights of its workers”.
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