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Support for locked out port workers in the Pacific Northwest of America continues to grow, the latest display being a visit from a Japanese union leader to the picket lines in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

Transport sector workers in Tunisia have called a one-day strike on 12 December 2013 in response to the continuing erosion of workers’ rights. ITF affiliates Fédération Nationale des Transports (FNT) and Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) have jointly called on Tunisia’s supervisory

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today demanded the president of Guatemala reinstate protection for a dock workers’ union leader whose life is in danger – and challenged the president over the behaviour of the government mediator that he has personally approved to oversee the

The ITF has pledged to continue the struggle for mandatory weighing of containers. It follows a decision at the IMO (International Maritime Organization) this week not to adopt legislation which would have brought in a compulsory weighing system in ports worldwide.

The ITF summer school for young activists, which started on Monday 24 June, ends today in the USA. The week-long event provides an opportunity for young activists to get together, network, and develop skills in international campaigns and solidarity.

Representatives of the ITF and International Union of Foodworkers (IUF) this week spoke at a conference, where activists and government representatives alike discussed the continued organisation of workers in the fisheries industry.

The ITF Seafarers’ Trust – the charity arm of the International Transport Workers” Federation – today authorised two grants totalling GBP100,000 to aid Filipino seafarers and their families affected by Typhoon Haiyan.The grants, for GBP50,000 each are being awarded to the Associated Marine Officers’

The ITF is supporting dockers in the Port of Aden, Yemen, after they began protests over pay and working conditions.

The ITF has welcomed a settlement that has resulted in an end to indefinite strike action by its affiliate the Korean Railway Workers’ Union (KRWU), but has warned of the need for continued vigilance. The strikers returned to work on 31 December 2013 following 23 days on strike, after an agreement

An international delegation arrived in Sweden this week to deliver its verdict on the anti-union behaviour of IKEA Canada in the on-going dispute at Swedish retail giant IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia, store. The delegation is in Sweden to highlight the findings of the report, How IKEA is hurting