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A global conference looking at the issues, implications and next steps around the workers’ capital agenda is being hosted by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) this week.

Transport unions representing workers of the Northern Corridor – which links East Africa Community (EAC) countries – have met in Kampala, Uganda to discuss violations of human and trade union rights in the region.

Truck drivers at Agility in Kenya are awaiting a court decision following three judicial hearings into the situation at the company.

ITF general secretary Steve Cotton today urged Ukraine to ratify MLC 2006 and ILO convention 185 on seafarers' identity documents, and praised the work of the Marine Transport Workers of Ukraine (MTWTU) as it celebrated 110 years of the union movement in maritime transport.

In order to protect passengers from illegal transport operators and to safeguard the employment of thousands of taxi drivers, the municipality of Rio de Janeiro on 15 August approved a bill banning Uber from operating in the city.

Urban transport unions from the Arab World gathered in Cairo to discuss climate change for the first time and develop action plans, in the face of rising temperatures, more frequent dust storms and increased risk of rises in sea level in the region.

A global campaign is being launched in support of Maciek Konopka and his colleagues at Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk as union-busting activity by management reaches new heights.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is celebrating the first victory for staff rights at Qatar Airways (QR) after the airline admitted that it has removed its contractual pregnancy and marriage prohibitions. These demanded that anyone becoming pregnant had to notify management, at which point she would be likely to lose her job, and forbade marriage for five years (even after that time permission had to be sought to marry).

Members of the press are invited to attend the public launch of a survey of the health and wellbeing needs of women seafarers worldwide.

A hunger strike at Gateway Terminals India (GTI) Mumbai that lasted for 17 days has come to an end after management of port operator APM Terminals (APMT) agreed to address union demands over a group of operations and maintenance staff.