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ITF hails historic convention
The first ever international standard on violence and harassment in the world of work has been adopted at the centenary International Labour Conference (ILC) of the...
Statement on the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining in the seafood industry
Worker voice or welfare committee models are not an incremental step toward recognising workers’ right to organise. These mechanisms, generally established with...
Ending violence and harassment against women in the world of work
The fight to end violence against women transport workers reaches a critical point this week with the world’s governments, employer and worker representatives due...
Activist climbs Everest in ILO convention campaign
An activist from the ITF-affiliated Union of Trekking, Travel, Rafting and Airlines Workers Nepal (UNITRAV), has climbed Mount Everest to...
An international governance system for digital labour platforms
Written by Ruwan Subasinghe, ITF legal director It is hard to disagree with the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work’s view that an unregulated platform...
The three big challenges for workers in the future of work
Written by Victor Figueroa, ITF strategic researcher The report from the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Commission on the Future of Work...
A Universal Labour Guarantee for the 21st century
Written by Ruwan Subasinghe, ITF legal director The International Labour Organization’s Global Commission on the Future of Work has sounded a clarion call for...
ILO – Work for a brighter future
In August 2018 the International Labour Organization (ILO) formed the Global Commission on the Future of Work. On 22 January 2019 it published its findings in the...
International Women's Day 2019
This International Women’s Day, join us in celebrating the positive role women play in transport. 2019 is the centenary year of the International Labour...
ITF seminar in Nepal on ILO convention on ending violence at work
The ITF has hosted a regional seminar on how unions can lobby their governments to push for an ILO convention on ending violence and harassment at work. Thirty-six...