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In a significant victory for the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the ratification of a six-year master contract for dockworkers on 9 April was backed by every ILA local union and approved overwhelmingly by 88 per cent of the more than 8,000 ILA members who voted at ports on the

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the European arm of the ITF and the International Dockworkers’ Council – European zone (IDC-E), have met to discuss the latest developments in European Union ports policy, as well as the critical situations of Spain, Greece and Portugal. Following

Pilots and cabin crew across Europe will ring the alarm bell against the new European flight duty time rules. Under the motto ‘Walkout for Safety’ the action will include simultaneous demonstrations at major European airports, handing over of a Safety Petition with approximately 100.000 signatures

https://www.flickr.com//photos/itf/sets/72157632909159429/show/ this flickr link to be embadded Iberia workers beginning their second phase of industrial action today are being supported by their international colleagues. As they kick off a week of demonstrations in Spain they will be joined by

The ITF has called for the release of Turkish trade unionists detained under unsubstantiated terrorism-related charges. The detainees, who are due to face their first trial hearing in Ankara tomorrow, include Yunus Akil the former President of the ITF's bus union BTS and international affairs

A new poster campaign designed to challenge traditional preconceptions about ‘what a docker looks like’ has been launched by ITF unions in the Asia Pacific region. The women dockers meeting in Manila last month was the backdrop for discussion on the public, union and employer perspective on the

As Malta becomes the 34th ILO member state to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today gave its cautious approval to the progress made across the shipping world to prepare for the convention’s all important coming into force this

ITF and its Mexican affiliates are demanding the truth about the catastrophic explosion on 31 January at the Mexico City headquarters of Mexican state oil giant Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), which to date has killed 37 people and injured over 125. In a joint statement on 4 February, the ITF and

The ITF is launching a new generation of free apps, including one to help seafarers and charterers support and build on the fair employment provisions of MLC2006. A second app helps seafarers find a trade union and their nearest ITF inspector, while the organisation’s charity arm, the ITF Seafarers’