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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) secured a significant victory on 9 April when 88 per cent of its members who voted and all its local unions backed the ratification of a six-year master contract for longshoremen (dock workers). The master contract was negotiated by the ILA and the

The ITF has condemned as ‘utterly unbelievable’ a totally unexpected decision by a Moroccan court to sentence trade union leaders Said Elhairech and Mohamed Chamchati to jail terms. The criminal Court of First Instance in Rabat yesterday sentenced to one year in jail Elhairech, the general secretary

To train and support women members to become more effective leaders would be a valuable commitment that ITF unions could make in 2013. That from the ITF women’s committee which has introduced a leadership development programme for women activists which is being rolled out to ITF-affiliated unions

Seafarers, dockers and ITF inspectors will launch the year’s second East Asia maritime action week at major ports in Japan, Korea, Russia and Taiwan from 1 to 5 July. The week is intended to ensure the welfare and safety of seafarers. With the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) coming into force

Two air transport unions have agreed to suspend a proposed strike following a successful meeting with the management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on 21 February. The talks concluded with an agreement that new conditions of service would be implemented from February, with a

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today confirmed that Honduran Victor Crespo has been moved out of Honduras to assure his safety, and that it has secured promises of action from the country’s Minister of Labour. On 14 September three armed attackers tried to force entry to the

ITF activists protesting in Bogotá, Colombia earlier this month faced tear gas and rubber bullets as they fought to improve working conditions.

The ITF has written to Niger’s minister of transport urging government action over a high court ruling that its affiliate Syndicat National des Conducteurs Routiers du Niger (SNCRN) must pay penalties and damages to a company following lawful strike action. On 12 December 2012, the Niamey

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) will release a new tool for unions fighting the negative effects of HIV/AIDS in the world’s ports today. The official launch will take place at the ITF dockers’ section conference in Chicago, USA, and the publication, HIV/AIDS and portworkers - a

Rail workers in Sweden celebrated a victory on Wednesday as employers Veolia agreed to a deal, bringing a 16-day long strike to an end.