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Two international union federations working together to fight appalling exploitation of fishery workers have applauded this week’s exposé by the UK’s Guardian newspaper of the use of slave labour in the Thai prawn industry. The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and IUF (International

Transport workers in Iran continued the fight back against reported ongoing anti-union behaviour with a protest at Iranian government offices earlier this month.

Some 200 freight handlers at Schiphol airport, the Netherlands, went on strike this week over deteriorating working conditions.

ITF affiliates the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) began the first of two 48-hour strikes on Tuesday evening, in protest against the planned closure of all ticket offices and around 1000 job losses across the underground network in London, UK.

Basil Thwala, legal advisor to the Swaziland Transport & Allied Workers’ Union (STAWU), was released from prison this weekend.

The father of endangered Honduran dockers’ leader Victor Crespo has died following a deliberate hit and run attack. The driver was seen running from the stolen car wielding a pistol.

‘Investigation and engagement’ have been promised by the Honduran Ambassador to the UK, over the ongoing trade union rights abuses against ITF affiliated union members in Puerto Cortés.

Trade unionists from the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and the MUA (Maritime Union of Australia) have arrived in the USA for an eight day fact-finding and link-building visit to address problems with the giant Chevron oil major. Shannon O’Keeffe, campaigns director for the ITF’s

More than 270 ITF women from 80 countries met in Delhi, India this week to set the agenda for gender work ahead of ITF congress in August.

Australian trade unionists challenging the record of oil giant Chevron in its US home state have been welcomed by local activists, groups and politicians who share their concerns. Shannon O’Keeffe, campaigns director for the ITF’s (International Transport Workers’ Federation’s) Sydney, Australia