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There has been a union call for action following a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau showing a sharp increase in deaths and serious incidents in the maritime and offshore facility sectors in Australian waters in recent years. The report found that between 2005 and 2012, 254 people

Unions will be helping spearhead international protests tomorrow against the violence unleashed on peaceful protesters by the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan In London, UK, trade unions, the TUC (Trades Union Congress) and Taksim Square Solidarity Committee will be joining the ITF

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and its affiliated unions are taking action to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Despite the devastation and the breakdown of many local government services and agencies, trade unions in the Philippines are purchasing and moving essential

A thousand protestors rallied on 20 June in the heart of Luxembourg to defend the rights of workers at the Luxair airline. Organised by the ITF- and ETF-affiliated OGBL, the ETF-affiliated LCGB, and the NGL-SNEP, the march ended in front of the country’s National Conciliation Office. The action was

Trade unionists around the world are mobilising today and tomorrow to call for an end to the savage violence unleashed against peaceful protesters by the Turkish government. Demonstrations outside Turkish embassies have taken place in a score of countries today, with more coming tomorrow. Meanwhile

Last weekend, trade unionists from all over the world responded to an international trade union call for solidarity with those repressed by riot police in Turkey. Globally, communities and unions came together to call for the rights of the protestors to be respected by police and politicians alike

The ITF and its affiliates are celebrating the International Day of the Seafarer today, Tuesday 25 June. Called by the International Maritime Organization, the day offers a chance to recognise and celebrate the role of seafarers and the sacrifices they make to provide the vital supplies that keep

The ITF is categorically restating its position that cargo handling is dockers’ work, and its unflinching support for the dockers of Risavika, who are battling the reported refusal of management to sign up to the national Norwegian agreement covering dockworkers. For full details see http://www

The votes of hundreds of workers meant that ITF-affiliate ver.di won nine of 11 seats contested in the recent UPS works council election in Ditzingen, in the district of Ludwigsburg, Germany. This also represented an increase in the number of ver.di seats over the previous election. During the

The ITF has warned a major Australian coal exporter that it’s behaviour is being monitored. Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) has been put on notice by the ITF and IndustriALL Global Union and is being targeted with action over attempts to dramatically alter working agreements without consulting the