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ITF affiliate the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburban Bus Company (Vahed Syndicate) marked May Day in Tehran by calling on all Iranian workers and their unions to protest against workers’ rights violations in Iran. In a statement issued on 29 April, the Vahed Syndicate blamed the “dominant

The first meeting of ITF-affiliated global delivery unions in the Arab World has ended with a vow to continue organising and building union strength throughout the region. Activists at the meeting on 6 and 7 October, organised by ITF and funded by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) shared their

An industrial court has ruled in favour of a Botswana union in their dispute with Botswana Railways. The Botswana Railways Amalgamated Workers Union (Brawu) has been in dispute with the employer since 2010, when the rail operator decided to deal with numerous long-standing complaints over low pay by

From October 15-17, Asia Pacific fisheries workers came together to discuss and tackle industry issues. Just one per cent of the 120 million workers in the worldwide fisheries supply chain is organised – and workers often face long working hours in hazardous conditions.

ITF affiliate Turkish Civil Aviation Unions (Hava-İş) has announced it will take strike action on 15 May at every company owned by Turkish Airlines (THY). The announcement follows several attempts by the union to negotiate with the company over the collective bargaining agreement and the

The ITF has written to the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) to express condolences and the federation’s commitment to safeguarding worker health and safety, following the death of a wharfie in Wellington. 47-year-old dock worker Mark Samoa was fatally injured when he was crushed between a

The LATAM union network this week built on its existing strength and welcomed new members at a meeting in Bogotá , Colombia, where workers from across the civil aviation sector and from every country in Latin America with LATAM operations came together to share experiences and support one another

The ITF's Asia Pacific Women's Conference concluded Sunday 12th May in Hong Kong, with a call to support the ITF Women's Committee campaign to end violence against women in the workplace and at home. Women transport workers attending the event highlighted examples of incidents suffered by women

Norway’s Parat union claims some progress in its continuing battle against unfair transatlantic competition in the airline industry, with the announcement by the Norwegian government on 17 January that it will not change its immigration laws at this point to allow an airline to operate with only

Dockers in Hong Kong who have recently returned to work following a long running dispute over pay and working conditions, have been showing their solidarity with locked out colleagues in the US. Workers at the Port of Vancouver, Washington have now been locked out for over two months by United Grain