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The ITF has pledged to continue the struggle for mandatory weighing of containers. It follows a decision at the IMO (International Maritime Organization) this week not to adopt legislation which would have brought in a compulsory weighing system in ports worldwide.

The ITF summer school for young activists, which started on Monday 24 June, ends today in the USA. The week-long event provides an opportunity for young activists to get together, network, and develop skills in international campaigns and solidarity.

Representatives of the ITF and International Union of Foodworkers (IUF) this week spoke at a conference, where activists and government representatives alike discussed the continued organisation of workers in the fisheries industry.

The ITF Seafarers’ Trust – the charity arm of the International Transport Workers” Federation – today authorised two grants totalling GBP100,000 to aid Filipino seafarers and their families affected by Typhoon Haiyan.The grants, for GBP50,000 each are being awarded to the Associated Marine Officers’

The ITF is supporting dockers in the Port of Aden, Yemen, after they began protests over pay and working conditions.

The ITF has welcomed a settlement that has resulted in an end to indefinite strike action by its affiliate the Korean Railway Workers’ Union (KRWU), but has warned of the need for continued vigilance. The strikers returned to work on 31 December 2013 following 23 days on strike, after an agreement

An international delegation arrived in Sweden this week to deliver its verdict on the anti-union behaviour of IKEA Canada in the on-going dispute at Swedish retail giant IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia, store. The delegation is in Sweden to highlight the findings of the report, How IKEA is hurting

The ITF today launched a vibrant and dynamic new website, which will enable transport workers to connect and contribute to the ITF women transport workers conference taking place in India on 27th and 28th January 2014. The conference takes place once every four years in the run up to ITF congress

As 13 Korean Railway Workers Union (KRWU) trade union leaders charged with having led what was a legitimate and lawful industrial action made a dignified surrender to police today, the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) blasted the political vendetta behind their arrest. Their placing

The ITF has initiated arrest proceedings on behalf of the crew of the Marshall Islands-flagged M/S Isis, which is moored at Tilbury, England and whose crew are owed at least USD130,000 in pay. The decision to arrest the vessel follows the delivery of a written warning to Athens-based company Derna