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The Panamanian crew members of a cargo ship stranded in the Dutch port of Rotterdam were happy to be going home this week, with the help of the ITF.

ITF trade unions worldwide acted in unison to back the ITUC’s call for an ILO convention on gender-based violence at work on 25 November, the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today branded moves by the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) an open attack on trade unions which is in clear breach of the country’s international commitments.

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today registered its deep concern over the recent death of a Palestinian bus driver, and supported the call from its member union the PGTWU (Palestinian General Transport Workers Union) for an independent investigation by international experts into the death of the driver, Yousef Hasan Alramouni.

Thirty women transport union leaders from 21 countries were welcomed to the ITF Leading Change II programme in the United States with a stirring speech by the Seafarers International Union (SIU) president, Mike Sacco.

A meeting of key ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) member union decision makers in London issued a strong warning to the European Commission (EC) today over the future of the continent’s ports.

Unions representing workers in DHL India, an arm of the multinational logistics giant, welcomed international delegates to Mumbai to respond to worsening industrial relations in the company.

Representatives of worldwide dockworkers’ unions meeting in London, England today pledged their support for the ILWU in the West Coast contract talks and questioned the PMA’s commitment to a fair and negotiated settlement.