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The ITF has written to the Moroccan government to condemn anti-union practices at City Bus in Fes and urge government intervention, on behalf of its affiliate the Union des Syndicats UMT des Transports (UMT). UMT reported that since City Bus was contracted to manage urban transport in Fes in

The ITF has spoken out in support of dockworkers in Norway who have begun a boycott at Risavika terminal today (Friday1 November 2013). The action is over the reported refusal of management to sign up to the national Norwegian agreement covering dockworkers. Instead employer Risavika Terminal AS, is

The situation in Turkey and union plans to step up global support for members of ITF affiliate Tumtis at DHL Turkey were high on the agenda at a joint ITF/UNI Global Union (UNI) meeting in Nyon, Switzerland. The event brought together trade unionists engaged in organising in the largest global

The recent ITF Africa regional HIV/AIDS seminar in Malawi so inspired Davison Kambudzi, general secretary of the Central East Africa Railway Workers Union, that he said publicly for the first time that he had been living positively for four years. Kambudzi committed to starting the process of

In solidarity with ITF-affiliate the Syndicat General de la Marine Marchande et des Ports, the ITF has today urged its affiliates to send letters of protest to Tunisia’s minister of transport over apparent anti-union activities in the Port of La Goulette, Tunis. In its action alert, the ITF says:

An international fact-finding team has arrived in Canada to examine an ongoing dispute at Swedish retail giant IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia, store. The team is tasked with investigating the situation at the store, where 350 workers have been locked out by the company, and then reporting its

There has been a union call for action following a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau showing a sharp increase in deaths and serious incidents in the maritime and offshore facility sectors in Australian waters in recent years. The report found that between 2005 and 2012, 254 people

Unions will be helping spearhead international protests tomorrow against the violence unleashed on peaceful protesters by the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan In London, UK, trade unions, the TUC (Trades Union Congress) and Taksim Square Solidarity Committee will be joining the ITF

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and its affiliated unions are taking action to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Despite the devastation and the breakdown of many local government services and agencies, trade unions in the Philippines are purchasing and moving essential

A thousand protestors rallied on 20 June in the heart of Luxembourg to defend the rights of workers at the Luxair airline. Organised by the ITF- and ETF-affiliated OGBL, the ETF-affiliated LCGB, and the NGL-SNEP, the march ended in front of the country’s National Conciliation Office. The action was