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In a significant achievement, dockers in Pakistan have forced management at Hutchison’s Karachi terminal to officially recognise their union, accept their charter of demands and reinstate the union President and a maritime worker sacked for union activity.

For the first time ever, a standard setting committee at the International Labour Conference (ILC) debated the form and scope of an international law on violence and harassment in the world of work.

The ITF and its affiliates are deeply shocked by two terrible accidents that have taken the lives of nearly 200 people.

In two weeks, Ryanair cabin crew from across Europe and North Africa will come together in Dublin to voice their grievances and formulate a charter of demands. If these demands are not met, the company risks a summer of industrial action.

An ITF union, backed by other transport stakeholders, has presented a petition to the Kenyan national assembly demanding the creation of better legislation of the e-hailing transport sector.

The ITF and ETF are deeply concerned by the refusal of Italy and Malta to meet their legal obligations of allowing the landing of the migrants who had been rescued by the Gibraltar flagged rescue ship, Aquarius.

A joint report by the ITF and the FeSMC-UGT union has uncovered a culture of serious discrimination against women by XPO at one of its warehouses in Spain.

Since 2016, the ITF has been assisting seafarers on board three vessels, all owned by Venous Ships Mgmt in the port of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE):

ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton responds to Unite’s announcement that it has won recognition from Ryanair to represent UK cabin crew: