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Trade union representatives attending the United Nations' 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW 57) in New York have issued the following public statement. ITF women transport workers’ coordinator Alison McGarry explained: "We welcome this statement as it's imperative the

The ITF has sent a message of support to call centre workers at Delta Airlines in Chile who are on strike over the company’s refusal to honour a promise to reinstate former working conditions. Some 120 workers were hired to establish a call centre in Santiago in 2001. When the company entered

Unions representing employees at Spanish national airline Iberia have announced a series of strike dates after talks with management broke down. The strikes will take place from February 18 to 22, March 4 to 8 and March 18 to 22. The ground staff and cabin crew are protesting against plans to lay

The IBF High Level Officers meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden on 12 of March 2013, considered, inter alia, the industrial dispute at the US West Coast which has led to a lockout of dock workers supporting a lawful action by the ITF affiliated ILWU.Both parties agreed a joint statement to continue

Members of the press are invited to attend a press event at Kwai Chung terminal tomorrow 9th April. There will be a solidarity meeting with strikers and interviews with ITF president Paddy Crumlin will be offered. The event will be held at Kwai Chung Container Terminal 6 at Container Port Road in

The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme and the ITF Seafarers’ Trust is inviting journalists reporting on piracy to a preview screening of what the two organisations believe is a powerfully realistic portrayal of the reality of Somali piracy.A Hijacking, a new film by Danish director

The ITF has written to the Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, and the Minister of Shipping and Aegean, Kostas Mousouroulis, urging the government to withdraw the civil mobilisation order implemented on 5 February to order striking seafarers' back to work or face arrest. The strike, which started

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is to deliver a warning about the growth of ‘flags of convenience’ in aviation to the sixth ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Air Transport Conference in Montreal, which begins on Sunday.ITF civil aviation section secretary Gabriel

Global union federations the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and Uni Global Union have warned Turkish trade union confederation Hak-İş that it is in danger of being used by DHL Turkey as a pawn in a company attempt to prevent workers in the company having a union voice. The two

Commenting on the deal reached by Spanish unions with Iberia that has headed off the need for a third wave of strikes, ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) civil aviation secretary Gabriel Mocho said: “We are glad to see the airline accept the phased restructuring deal that was on offer