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Trade unions worldwide marked workers’ memorial day this Monday April 28, with a range of activities commemorating those killed at work and aiming to prevent such tragedies happening again.

Women activists from unions in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda came together last week in Kampala to share and learn new practical techniques to build informal women transport workers’ union power.

Trade unions around the world marked international workers’ day last Thursday, 1 May, with a variety of activities.

A team of ITF civil aviation representatives built stronger ties with Cuban workers as part of a solidarity mission to the country between 27 April and 2 May.

The ITF-affiliated National Union for Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) suspended planned strike action in London, UK this week, as it won significant employer concessions.

Global unions the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural and Hospitality Workers) today demanded the reinstatement of 78 unfairly sacked workers at Philippines seafood supplier Citra Mina – and promised the workers their continuing

A decision to replace stevedores from ITF-affiliate Unifor with non-union workers in the Port of Sydney, Canada has been reversed.

Representatives of trade unions from key Amazon market countries will meet in Berlin tomorrow and Thursday to examine the online retailer’s reported mistreatment of its workforce and its anti-union stance. The unions – all members of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and UNI

The planned strike by the LAN Peru mechanics’ union (SITALANPE) has been suspended until Saturday, June 28th. By this date the assembly of workers will have been presented with the proposal for working conditions and the workers will have decided whether to sign or to immediately take strike and

The fight for better conditions continues, as the ITF-affiliated Icelandic Airline Pilots Association (FIA) carried out the first of five planned strikes last Friday 9 May.