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The European Transport Workers’ Federation – the ITF’s European arm – successfully kicked off its 2016 campaign to win better jobs in the European river cruise industry by urging passengers in Amsterdam to lend their support to crew and put pressure on employers.

ITF general secretary Steve Cotton has joined other global union leaders in protesting to Peru over its expulsion on 31 March of union adviser Orhan Akman.

Global union federation the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today described the Australian government’s plan to abolish the country’s Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) as “an attack on safety”.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is backing Australian stevedores as they continue to fight for a fair deal on pay and conditions from port operator Patrick.

Shipping giant Maersk has agreed that it will ensure that any vessel it charters has an ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) or similar agreement – which puts in place protections for crews on flag of convenience ships – covering it. The company already has collective bargaining agreements covering its directly-owned fleet.

Twenty-four XPO workers and union representatives from Europe and the United States have developed a joint strategic approach to protect standards for workers and ensure respect for labour rights, in the face of the company’s aggressive merger and acquisitions plans.

Trade unions who are part of the ITF Maersk network will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark this week to discuss the next steps in supporting transport workers employed by the maritime conglomerate.

The ITF’s Latin America leaders are supporting trade union efforts in Venezuela to build their strength to better support and represent their members in the country’s transport industry.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is welcoming revelations of tax avoidance and related activities in the leaked Panama Papers this week in the hope that the exposure will lead to a change in the current climate of tacit approval for this kind of socially damaging behaviour.

An ITF union in Panama has signed an agreement with global logistics giant DHL that includes big improvements for workers at the company.