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The undersigned Global Union Federations (GUFs) condemn the recent military attacks carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran, including air strikes that have resulted in civilian deaths, injuries, and the destruction of critical public infrastructure — among them schools and medical

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in calling for an immediate ceasefire, full de-escalation by all parties and the urgent initiation of diplomacy grounded in international law. The ITF strongly condemns the illegal bombing

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG), as social partners of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), have today designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area following the sharp escalation of military tensions

Partnership aims to enhance worker welfare, rights, safety, and decent work standards in global ground and cargo handling operations. Aviation Services Association World (ASA World) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) today announced the signing of an agreement to collaborate

Joint statement from the International Labour Organization, the International Chamber of Shipping, and International Transport Workers’ Federation on the 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention On the 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, we jointly reaffirm our

The ITF played a leading role in securing the now 20-year-old Maritime Labour Convention – and it continues to advocate for its implementation and updating to protect seafarers’ rights Before 2006, the global protection of seafarers’ rights rested on a patchwork of more than 60 maritime labour

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling on the government of Mali to urgently intervene to protect truck drivers following a wave of deadly attacks targeting fuel convoys and key transport corridors across the country. In a letter sent to Prime Minister Général Abdoulaye

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) expresses its full solidarity with transport unions and workers across Argentina taking strike action today in defence of labour rights, trade union freedoms and democratic protections. The national strike called by CGT comes as President Javier

Today the International Transport Workers’ Federation remembers David Dearsley, a man whose influence on the international maritime industry reached far beyond boardrooms and negotiating tables, and whose character left a lasting impression on all who had the privilege to work alongside him. David

In West Africa, over 200 million people rely on fish as their primary source of protein. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (UN FAO) State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 report, 35% of global fish stocks are now overexploited — more than triple the level