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Brazil’s seafarers have won their long-running dispute with state-owned petroleum giant Petrobras.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today described the refusal of shore leave to seafarers on board Hanjin ships in the USA as a denial of human rights – and praised the actions of dockers in Seattle who have drawn the problem to public attention.

The ITF and its member the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) are spearheading a drive to defend the rights and livelihoods of the country’s dockers.

Unions are keeping the pressure on the Korean government over its attacks of workers’ rights, with two international delegations visiting the country this week.

내일 10명의 강력한 국제 노동조합 대표단이 연대를 위한 한국방문 목표에 대해 설명하는 기자회견 개최

A 10 strong international trade union team will speak out tomorrow to explain the goals of their solidarity visit to South Korea.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has condemned the sentencing of British labour rights researcher Andy Hall to three years’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, by the Bangkok Criminal Court on 20 September.

“When I get home my mission is to get my comrades motivated and activated.”

Trade unionists from around the world explored a common ITF approach to tackling the Uber business model of “deregulation, destabilisation and disrespect for workers”, which is increasingly prevalent in the taxi and other transport sectors.

두 개의 국제노조연맹 및 가맹조직에서 연대의 목표로 파견된 국제대표단이 오는 9월 27일 13시에 서울역광장(계단)에서 열리는 기자회견에서 대표단의 활동 계획을 설명할 예정이오니, 적극적인 취재를 요청 드립니다.