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A report outlining the results of a safety inspection of Colombo ports has been presented to the Chairman of the Sri Lankan Ports Authority (SLPA), Dr Parakrama Dissanayake. The report was prepared by the International Transport Workers Union (ITF). The General Secretary of National Union of Sri

International shippers transporting bulk liquids to the Port of Melbourne have been warned not to undertake any actions that undermine the resolution of the current industrial dispute between bulk liquid storage terminals operator Quantem and workers at Quantem’s Coode Island site. ITF Dockers'

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is deeply saddened to mark the passing of Héctor Azúa, Regional Vice President of the ITF Seafarers' Section for Latin America and the Caribbea n, and President of Chile's Sindicato Interempresa de Oficiales de Marina Mercante (SI.MAR). Héctor

Transport workers among those affected by catastrophic floods on Nepal-China border triggered by glacial collapse. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) sends its solidarity and deepest sympathies to the people of Nepal in the aftermath of yesterday’s catastrophic floods. Current

Decision to allow ETUC to support ITF case reflects significance of appeal outcome for protection of workers’ rights across Europe. The Court of Appeal of The Hague has granted the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) permission to join appeal proceedings on the validity of the ‘Non-Seafarers’

Brazil leads the way on Safe Rates with new ‘National Policy on Minimum Freight Rates for Road Freight Transportation’. Truck drivers will be better protected, pay will be fairer and roads safer thanks to a new ‘ Safe Rates ’ law introduced in Brazil this month. The law makes permanent measures that

Workers in Fiji are campaigning to secure a Living Wage that enables them to live a decent and dignified life. The campaign will ramp up tomorrow (Saturday 15 August 2026) when Fijian trade unions hold signature-collecting events for petitions in Suva, Nadi and Lautoka. ITF Asia Pacific Regional

Unions demand that investment in ‘Trans-Caspian International Transport Route’ is matched by decent jobs and strong trade union representation. An alliance of transport unions from across Central Asia and beyond have come together in Kazakhstan to build international solidarity between trade unions