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Four seafarers have been kidnapped from a Liberian-flagged container vessel whilst at anchor in the Port of Douala off the coast of Cameroon.

An ITF delegation has been in Australia to support a massive demonstration by truck drivers. Trucks converged at points in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide as part of the action by the Transport Workers’ Union. https://twitter.com/TWUAus/status/1112614630537347072 Drivers are

The members of the ITF young workers’ committee are meeting for the first time since their election at the ITF Congress to implement the programme of action agreed in Singapore. Coming together in Split, Croatia, at the invitation of the Seafarers' Union of Croatia, the activists represent young

The world’s global union federations have come together to unequivocally condemn new laws in Brunei that punish homosexual sex with death by stoning. Today, a new penal code is due to be introduced in the Kingdom that targets LGBT+ people with the death penalty. It is the latest phase of brutal new

Today the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) invited Maersk to work constructively with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in addressing the financial and social impacts of the proposed automation at the Port of Los Angeles.

ITF young workers committee members have joined demonstrations at PedidosYa stores in Argentina to protest against the dismissal of 430 delivery workers in Buenos Aires last February. They were joined by ITF vice-president Pablo Moyano and Marcelo Pariente, the general secretary of the union ASIMM

ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton spoke to thousands of transport workers rallying in Brussels to demand #FairTransport for Europe. He addressed the rally stating that the ITF would work to unite people around our common causes and against our common enemies. Mr Cotton said: "This week we’re

The Liberian-registered bulk carrier "Anna-Elisabeth" has been detained by Australian authorities after international crew on board a bulk carrier complained of insufficient food, bullying aboard the vessel and denial of shore leave.

The ITF road section chair Tony Sheldon has been in Argentina to learn about the Agua Negra tunnel project. He spoke with Hugo Moyano and Omar Perez of the Camioneros union about the risks and opportunities of the tunnel. They discussed the campaign for safe rates of pay for truck drivers and the