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Operations resumed in Callao, Peru’s largest port terminal on Friday, as operator APMT stepped “back from crisis" and signed a two year agreement delivering improved pay, health and union benefits for some 650 port workers. Members of the ITF-affiliated SUTRAMPORCPC union returned to work on 5 June following 24 days of strike action over fair pay and against anti-union discriminatory practices.

The ITF’s four affiliates in Nepal are engaged in an intense rebuilding effort following the country’s devastating earthquake on 25 April, which is estimated to have claimed the lives of over 8,600 people and injured around 17,000.

The first strike held by a Libyan civil aviation union - which affected all the country's airport operations - was suspended on 1 June after one week to allow injured people to leave for medical treatment.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation - a global union body representing millions of transport workers worldwide - is joining the Scottish Football Supporters Association and PlayFairQatar in calling on Scotland fans to support migrant workers who are building Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in advance of Scotland’s friendly with the Gulf state on June 5th.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation - a global union body representing millions of transport workers worldwide - is joining the Scottish Football Supporters Association and PlayFairQatar in calling on Scotland fans to support migrant workers who are building Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in advance of Scotland’s friendly with the Gulf state on June 5th.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation - a global union body representing millions of transport workers worldwide - is joining the Scottish Football Supporters Association and PlayFairQatar in calling on Scotland fans to support migrant workers who are building Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in advance of Scotland’s friendly with the Gulf state on June 5th.

The ITF warned that classified documents published today by Wikileaks on the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) foresee consolidated power for big transport industry players and threaten the public interest, jobs and a voice for workers.

Classified documents published today by Wikileaks on the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) foresee consolidated power for big transport industry players – and threaten the public interest, jobs and a voice for workers, says the International Transport Workers’ Federation.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) raised the use of Peruvian Navy troops as strikebreakers in the pay of APM Terminals at a meeting of UN body the ILO (International Labour Organization) in Geneva today.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is pushing for a Australian senate inquiry into flag of convenience (FOC) shipping following a damning exposé on Australia’s Four Corners television programme into three deaths at sea on board the MV Sage Sagittarius. (See the TV report at: http://goo.gl/vzIDBY)