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Working conditions worsening for 90% of aviation workers globally, new data shows
Survey of over 3,700 aviation workers saw 9 in 10 say the quality of jobs is declining in their industry. - World’s aviation unions announce findings ahead of the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly in Montreal. - International Transport Workers’ Federation formally submits extensive
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‘Robbed at Sea’ report reveals massive, systematic theft of seafarers’ wages throughout Australian supply chain
Maritime unions have described the shocking, systematic theft of seafarers’ wages aboard international cargo ships plying trade in Australian waters as a national disgrace. The revelations are contained in a report by The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, Robbed at Sea, which examines
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Migrant fisher in limbo after horror trawler accident
Egyptian-born Adel obtained work last year on an Irish-flagged fishing vessel. That's when his troubles began, reports the Irish Independent's Anne-Marie Walsh. Despite a legal route being available to hire Adel, the vessel owner chose to employ him undocumented, as did a second owner who took him
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C190 Grassroots Campaign - UDTS, Senegal
Union démocratique des travailleurs du Sénégal (UDTS) is leading the C190 ratification lobbying in Senegal. The union along with other transport unions in Senegal is also using the tool of convention to organise workers and bring both men and women together on the issue of violence and harassment
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Irish rights inaction leaves migrant fisher in limbo after horror trawler accident
Egyptian-born Adel obtained work last year on an Irish-flagged fishing vessel. That's when his troubles began, reports the Irish Independent's Anne-Marie Walsh. Despite a legal route being available to hire Adel, the vessel owner chose to employ him undocumented, as did a second owner who took him
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International solidarity for Liverpool’s striking dockers
Global transport unions will be joining 560 Liverpool striking dockers on the picket line at the Port of Liverpool, as port operator M ersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (MDHC) fails to honour promises on pay despite its profiteering. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and
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ITF stands with Unite's Liverpool dockers 100%
ITF leadership was in Liverpool this week to meet the 560 Unite the union Liverpool dockers who are striking for pay justice. The port's owner made £141 million in profit last year - more than its entire wage bill. 73% more than pre-pandemic. Yet the company is telling these workers to take a real
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Travel chaos to become the norm without new aviation bodies, say global unions
Aviation unions call for formation of new national aviation bodies to oversee robust operating standards and sustainable employment practices in the industry. New polling shows only 23% of aviation workers feel respected by their employer, while 89% believe the quality of aviation jobs are declining
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World’s largest cities back call on public transport and labour rights
Thirty-eight of the world’s largest cities have come together to demand that G20 governments take action on the most pressing challenges facing the world in 2022. In particular, city leaders have highlighted better public transport and labour standards as two key solutions for policymakers across
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