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ITF general secretary David Cockroft lent his personal support to workers fighting for reinstatement by Turkish Airlines when he joined their protest in Istanbul on 12 January. Since early September 2012 the Turkish Civil Aviation Union (Hava-Is) has organised a weekly protest in a different part of

Some 258 delegates from 24 countries attended the 8th ITF Asia-Pacific regional conference in Hong Kong from 14-17 May to discuss ‘Organising to build Strong Transport Unions in the Asia-Pacific Region’.

In the wake of initial signs of positive movement in the struggle by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) to gain a fair and just contract with the Ports of Auckland Limited, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are monitoring

The ETF (European Transport Workers’ Federation, the European arm of the ITF global union) and the IDC-E (International Dockworkers’ Council – European zone) have met in Brussels to discuss the latest developments in European Union ports policy, as well as the critical situations of Spain, Greece

An international conference on empowering women maritime workers brought together over 100 academics, union representatives, merchant navy and naval officers and representatives of international maritime organisations in Barcelona on 23 May. The International Conference Proudly Empowering Women in

Commenting on today’s announcement of strike dates at Spanish national airline Iberia, Gabriel Mocho, civil aviation secretary of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) said: “The fingerprints of Willie Walsh (CEO of IAG, the parent group of Iberia and British Airways) are visible in

Affiliates at the ETF 2013 congress on 29-31 May in Berlin, Germany assessed ETF activities over the past four years and set the organisation’s work priorities for the next four years. ETF President Lars Lindgren addressed more than 400 participants from over 30 European countries at the congress

ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) president Paddy Crumlin today spoke out in defence of trade unionist Bob Carnegie and in strong condemnation of legal actions taken against him by the Lend Lease company of Australia.Bob Carnegie, a long-time union activist, faces 54 charges of

On behalf of its affiliates the Railroad Engineers Trade Union of Croatia and the Railway Workers’ Trade Union of Croatia, the ITF has urged the Croatian government to engage in proper social dialogue with unions over railway restructuring, job cuts and late wages. In their letter to the Maritime

Commenting on the Qatari government’s reported bid to have the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) headquarters relocated from Canada to the country’s capital, Doha, ITF general secretary David Cockroft said: “This defies belief. ICAO is the lead body for civil aviation across the world