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The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has described as outrageous the decision to close the Grangemouth petrochemical facility with the probable loss of over 700 jobs. The ITF stands ready to offer all lawful support to ensure Unite achieves an acceptable negotiated settlement for

European and Latin American fisheries union leaders gathered in Argentina after the ITF fisheries section committee (FSC) for the first bilateral meeting since forming the joint ITF/IUF Cooperation. In addition, the inaugural meeting of the ITF Fisheries Task Force took place. The task force will

On 27 November ETF president Lars Lindgren led an international delegation to express support to the workers at Risavika terminal in Norway. A boycott of the terminal has been ongoing since 1 November, due to the refusal of management to sign up to the national collective agreement, and to their

The ITF has expressed its deepest sympathy to all those affected by last night’s train derailment in Santiago de Compostela. ITF acting general secretary Steve Cotton said: “This horrific accident is a human tragedy. We send our condolences to all those involved: passengers, staff, emergency and

Preparations are underway for the first ITF conference focusing exclusively on automation in the port industry. Dockers’ union representatives from around the world are set to attend the event in Sydney at the end of April, which will aim to address what ITF president Paddy Crumlin has called the

The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Kouyou was detained yesterday in the port of Quebec, Canada, after maritime labour officials determined that crew were owed more than USD51,000 in backpay. It is the third detention in Canada of a vessel under the new international Maritime Labour Convention (MLC

The ITF is reacting with cautious optimism to news that a tentative six-year labour agreement has been reached for workers at the Port of New York. ITF-affiliated union the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), which represents dock workers in New York and New Jersey, has been in

The ITF Seafarers’ Trust has announced that it is awarding its hundredth scholarship to study at the World Maritime University (WMU) to Rani Unnab Aziz Khan, an education officer at the Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA). The Seafarers’ Trust is the charity arm of the ITF (International Transport Workers

More than 40 delegates representing unions in 11 Asecna (Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar) countries who attended the third ordinary congress of the Festa (Federation of Workers’ Unions of Asecna) in Cotonou, Benin took steps to strengthen the organisation’s future. The

The ITF and ITUC have written jointly to the government of South Korea to express their fears that labour rights could be violated during a forthcoming strike against rail restructuring and privatisation. Overwhelmingly supported by members of the ITF-affiliated Korean Railway Workers Union (KRWU)