Dockers and seafarers trade union delegates from around the world will meet in Cape Town, South Africa next week for the ITF Dockers’ Section and ITF Seafarers’ Section conferences. The events will run concurrently from 5-6 June. A dedicated cabotage conference will be held on 4 June.
The ITF and local Madagascan union SYGMMA have urged international garment manufacturer Esprit to join with Levi Straus & Co and help end the exploitation of Madagascan dockers.
Esprit, a major international garment manufacturer, using the Port of Toamasina (Tamatave) in Madagascar is facing pressure to join with Levi Straus & Co and help end the exploitation of Madagascan dockworkers.
Campaigners from several ITF unions made sure the views of workers were heard by public transport employers at an international meeting in Montreal, Canada.