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For Joseph Katende, ITF Africa regional secretary, the chance to visit the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival in Dorset, UK fulfilled a long-held dream. The festival commemorates farmworkers from the village of Tolpuddle who, in 1834, were punished with transportation for forming a trade union. Their unjust

The ITF is pledging support to port workers in Mombasa, Kenya, who are facing attacks on their jobs

Representatives of the German union ver.di travelled to Turkey last week to meet striking TÜMTIS workers

The ITF Africa regional conference ended in Addis Ababa on Friday 27th September with a commitment to building stronger African unions. Over one hundred delegates, representing 28 countries all across Africa, came together to discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities facing African

The ITF has announced the latest wave of support for striking civil aviation workers as they pass 140 days of an indefinite strike against employers, Turkish Airways (THY). THY workers’ union Hava-Is called the indefinite strike back in May 2013, as employers refused to reinstate workers sacked by

Justice for murdered Filipino transport trade union leaders is one step closer, thanks to the efforts of the ITF affiliated Alliance for Progressive Labour (APL) and workers worldwide. Following meetings with the Philippine government this week, APL understands that Benjamin Go, the government

Sixty seven inspections in one week in designated ports in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines led to notices of warnings being issued to errant companies and unpaid wage claims. This latest ITF campaign to protect conditions for seafarers working on vessels in South East Asia resulted in

Port unions in terminals which are operated by global network terminal operator (GNT) DP World are getting ready to stage activities as part of a DPW global day of action. ITF dockers’ union representatives resolved during a meeting in Chicago in July 2013 to organise the action day as part of a

The ITF road and rail action week 2013 begins on Monday. Combining the annual road action weeks and rail action days in one event running from 7 to 13 October, it is designed to give workers and their unions the chance to take local issues to national governments and an international audience. Its

The ETF and several of its affiliates joined two other European union federations and the ETUC to urge the eradication of discrimination and abuses of social rights among posted workers. Some 4,000 workers and activists held a rally outside the European Commission building in Brussels on 23 January