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ITF general secretary Steve Cotton arrives in the USA today to lead a delegation of Nordic and Argentinian representatives in talks with ITF member union the Teamsters and with the AFL-CIO (the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), and the Foundation for Fair Contracting.

The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) has backed what it describes as “a historic breakthrough” on eliminating Qatar’s kafala system, which has allowed the exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf state.

The commitment to making the ITF a more dynamic campaign focused organisation was underlined during the bi-annual executive board last week.

The ITF and the ITUC have strongly criticised employers at a UN conference for trying to block progress towards a treaty to bring the international operations of multinational companies under the rule of law.

The ITF Maritime Labour Lawyers Group (ITF MLLG) met for the second time in London on 12-13 October to discuss international, regional and national maritime labour law developments affecting seafarers.

The ITF has released a specially commissioned documentary about the life of inspector and activist Shwe Tun Aung.

UNI Global Union has backed the ITF and its unions in their defence of Avianca workers in Colombia.

The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) have begun a new round of talks with the Qatari government’s Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the rights of transport workers in Qatar.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Transport Authority (FTA) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have agreed to work together to tackle abandonment cases in UAE waters.