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The ITF has called on Panama to join the effort to help the recently released crew of the Iceberg 1 to recover from their hostage ordeal. The seafarers on the Panama-flagged vessel were held for nearly three years by Somali pirates – who subjected them to torture, starvation and even mutilation –

The ITF has today (4 April) expressed its condemnation of dismissals at Chile national airline LAN, which merged with Brazilian TAM Airlines in December 2011 to form LATAM Airlines Group (LATAM). In a letter to LAN senior vice president human resources Emilio del Real Soto, ITF civil aviation

An alliance of trade unionists will hold a morning press conference in Frankfurt on 29 May 2013, ahead of the opening of the Deutsche Post-DHL annual general meeting. The press conference – which will feature representatives from UNI Global Union; the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation

Aviation unions in countries where the LATAM airline group operates protested in support of 70 cabin crew sacked by the company’s Chilean subsidiary, LAN. On 5 April the LAN Cabin Crew Union (STCLA) held a demonstration at Santiago Airport, where they were joined by ITF maritime affiliates in Chile

Union members and supporters will hold a global DHL Families’ Day tomorrow to back the families of workers at logistics giant DHL in Turkey who have faced dismissal and aggression by the company. Key events will be held in London and Istanbul, with support actions around the world. In London a

The ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) spoke out yesterday against a temporary injunction that throws out striking dockers from Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, Port of Hong Kong.On 30 January the ITF Hong Kong Dockers Coordinating Committee comprised of Hong Kong Storehouses

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached three tentative agreements with United Airlines, covering 32,500 workers. The announcement on 13 February affects employees working in the ramp/fleet service, public contact/reservations and stock clerk/stores

An injunction which prevents members of an ITF affiliate union in Hong Kong from staging strike action has been extended. The High Court in Hong Kong has ruled in favour of extending the temporary injunction which was put in place earlier this week, forcing the Union of Hong Kong Dockers (HKDU) to

Commenting on the failure and withdrawal of the Qatari government’s bid to have the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) headquarters relocated from Canada to the country’s capital, Doha, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “This is great news. Democracy, common sense and a respect for

A strike which brought the Kochi International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT Vallarpadam) in Kerala, India to a standstill for 10 days has ended after drivers and cleaners secured a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Container movement at the port was halted on 3 February with 3000