ITF Thai affiliates came together for a climate change seminar in Bangkok last week. Between 20-22 August, 22 participants from eight transport unions looked at the impact and causes of climate change – and the role transport workers can play in the struggle for sustainable transport.
After almost a decade of struggle with employers RD Tuna, workers in Papua New Guinea last week finally won the right to form an independent union. RD Tuna, a Filipino company with operations based in Papua New Guinea, has a long history of anti-union behaviour. This has included establishing an
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) rallied today in Scotland in support of improved safety in the offshore oil and gas industry following a helicopter crash that claimed four lives. Members of the ITF-affiliated union were joined by the families of victims of offshore
The ITF-affiliated Swaziland Transport and Allied Workers Union (STAWU) signed a recognition and procedural agreement with Swaziland’s Civil Aviation Authority (SWACAA) on Monday August 19. The historic agreement between the union and aviation authority will give workers in the country significant