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ITF unions stood up for workers’ rights during the ITF road and rail action week, which ran from 7-13 October. This year’s campaign theme, Transport workers fighting back: organising globally, provided an international spotlight for unions worldwide to highlight issues of local and national concern

The ITF Africa regional conference, which will take place from 23-27 September in Addis Ababa, is ITF Africa’s largest meeting. During the conference there will be an opportunity for delegates to debate and discuss priority areas for Africa’s transport workers. Whether present at the conference in

ITF affiliate the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburban Bus Company (Vahed Syndicate) marked May Day in Tehran by calling on all Iranian workers and their unions to protest against workers’ rights violations in Iran. In a statement issued on 29 April, the Vahed Syndicate blamed the “dominant

The first meeting of ITF-affiliated global delivery unions in the Arab World has ended with a vow to continue organising and building union strength throughout the region. Activists at the meeting on 6 and 7 October, organised by ITF and funded by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) shared their

An industrial court has ruled in favour of a Botswana union in their dispute with Botswana Railways. The Botswana Railways Amalgamated Workers Union (Brawu) has been in dispute with the employer since 2010, when the rail operator decided to deal with numerous long-standing complaints over low pay by

From October 15-17, Asia Pacific fisheries workers came together to discuss and tackle industry issues. Just one per cent of the 120 million workers in the worldwide fisheries supply chain is organised – and workers often face long working hours in hazardous conditions.

ITF affiliate Turkish Civil Aviation Unions (Hava-İş) has announced it will take strike action on 15 May at every company owned by Turkish Airlines (THY). The announcement follows several attempts by the union to negotiate with the company over the collective bargaining agreement and the

The ITF has written to the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) to express condolences and the federation’s commitment to safeguarding worker health and safety, following the death of a wharfie in Wellington. 47-year-old dock worker Mark Samoa was fatally injured when he was crushed between a

The LATAM union network this week built on its existing strength and welcomed new members at a meeting in Bogotá , Colombia, where workers from across the civil aviation sector and from every country in Latin America with LATAM operations came together to share experiences and support one another

The ITF's Asia Pacific Women's Conference concluded Sunday 12th May in Hong Kong, with a call to support the ITF Women's Committee campaign to end violence against women in the workplace and at home. Women transport workers attending the event highlighted examples of incidents suffered by women