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JOINT ITF-ICS-IMEC MEDIA RELEASE Yesterday, global leaders from organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers, met with His Excellency President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr, as part of his foreign policy tour in Brussels. President Marcos ordered the Department of

Unions representing more than 180,000 tug, towage, river cruise, other inland waterways and ferry workers globally met in Amsterdam this week for the Inland Navigation Section Conference of the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF). The conference brought together 110 unions from 65

The public overwhelmingly supports union demands on transport and a larger percentage share believes governments are failing their citizens in handling transport issues generally (43% doing well vs 48% doing badly), according to a world-wide poll published by the International Transport Workers’

Over 200,000 river boat workers, the beating heart of Bangladesh’s critical inland waterways, have vowed to continue their campaign of industrial action until all of their 10 demands to improve pay, conditions, employment status and safety are met by the government and employers. Bangladesh’s inland

Joint Media Release Unions representing seafarers and maritime employer groups have come together to sign a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to take forward the ‘spirit of cooperation’ that marked the shipping industry’s joint efforts throughout the pandemic. The MOU’s signatories are: ITF –

Unions representing more than 129,000 fishers are gathering in Amsterdam over the next two days to set their agenda for advancing fishers’ rights, safety and working conditions. The International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF) Fisheries Section Conference brings together 89 fishers’ unions

The South Korean government is flagrantly denying workers their basic rights by issuing ‘return-to-work’ orders to truck drivers striking over safety laws. The crude attempt at strike breaking has been condemned by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) which launched an online action