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The Port of Dakar in Senegal has said it is too busy to rescue a cargo ship at its anchorage which has been without electricity and sidelights for months, putting its seafarers and those on passing ships in grave danger – especially at night. The MV Onda (IMO 8912467) was declared abandoned in

Global markets are failing society and need to be fundamentally restructured, unions told the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at a meeting hosted by the Vatican on 9 and 10 August 2022. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and a delegation of affiliated union leaders from

An international meeting convened by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) hosted by the Vatican has called on political, economic and business leaders to pull the world back from the brink of recession. Instead of concentrating solely on

The Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group, the ITF and UNI Global Union have reviewed and strengthened their joint OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Protocol, originally signed in 2019. Under the new agreement, signed by the German National Contact Point for the OECD on 25 July

Bonn, August 9, 2022: The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), UNI Global Union (UNI) and Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) Group have reviewed and strengthened their joint OECD Protocol, signed in 2019. By that agreement all signatories commit to continuous, constructive dialogue on

A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) highlighted its illegal practices. Global Marine and Offshore Resources Inc, based in Manila, was last week red listed on

In a landmark vote, the United Nations General Assembly has recognised a new human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment . This decision, taken at an especially bleak moment in history , is a ray of sunlight for workers everywhere. The resolution – backed overwhelmingly by 16 1

We are young transport workers and platform workers from six countries coming together in Sheffield for ITF summer school 2022, which is the site of the longest strike in the history of platform workers. We want to express our solidarity with our comrades from countries in the global south who could

Siamo i giovani lavoratori dei trasporti e i lavoratori delle piattaforme di 6 Paesi che si incontrano per la summer school dell’ITF 2022 a Sheffield, luogo in cui è avvenuto lo sciopero dei lavoratori delle piattaforme più lungo della storia. Vogliamo esprimere la nostra solidarietà nei confronti