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As the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) comes into the force the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has promised to dedicate all its resources to helping it make real changes to the lives of all seafarers. The ITF recognises the MLC as the first ever true bill of rights for those

The ITF (International Transport Workers’Federation) has expressed its outrage to the Philippines government over the second murder of a transport trade union leader in less than three weeks.Kagi Lucman, president of the Notre Dame Village Operators and Drivers Association – part of the ITF

Winning a better deal for women is the title of the ITF’s new union resource, the women’s best practice guide, which has received ‘rave reviews’ from delegates during maritime union meetings this week. The guide, developed off the back of a survey of affiliate unions around the world, focuses on

On 3 July, sixteen taxi driver members of the ITF-affiliated SNTT (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Transporte) and representatives of the CUT (Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia) were assaulted and detained by police during a peaceful demonstration in Cartagena, Colombia

The ITF this week lent its strong support to members in Argentina for their unwavering position in defending workers’ interests. The statement from the ITF Americas office commended unions within the Argentina Federation of Aeronautical Personnel (FAPA) for staying focused on matters of importance

A former Ryanair cabin crew member won a legal victory against the low-fare airline in a Norwegian court on Wednesday, 21 August. The case, backed by ITF affiliate Parat, sought to decide in which country Allesandra Cocca could take Ryanair to court. Cocca, who worked out of Ryanair’s Norwegian base

The ITF and its member unions are launching the DHL pilots network, a new initiative for flight deck professionals and their unions in DHL’s global aviation operations. Unlike other global delivery companies such as FedEx and UPS, which run their own fleets, DHL works with a range of airlines that

Twenty five transport workers attended a training seminar in Togo between 26 and 28 August, focused on the theme of ‘Techniques for union organising and developing strategic campaigns’. The seminar was part of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and the Federation of Transport Workers Union of Togo

The ITF-affiliated Canadian Auto Workers union has merged with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union to form Unifor. The new ‘super-union’ held its founding convention last weekend, August 31-September 1, in Toronto. The convention elected Jerry Dias president, and Peter Kennedy, a

ITF affiliated FIRST Union workers took action on apparent employer intransigence at Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) earlier this week, holding a 24-hour strike on Tuesday 3rd September. The dispute between FIRST Union and K+N came to a head earlier this year, when the union attempted to negotiate a pay raise