All content tagged with: "workers' rights"
New York transit workers win respect and recognition with strong new collective bargaining agreement
1 June 2023, London – New York’s bus and subway workers are set to receive a 9.8 percent pay rise over the next three years and have successfully campaigned...
Global unions urge governments and employers to help put an end to human and trade union rights violations in Belarus
Global Unions Joint Statement Trade unionism is not a crime! Trade unionism is not extremism! Repression of free trade unions in Belarus over the past decades...
ITF and Palestinian unions demand that transport workers from both sides are given equal rights
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has joined other international unions and groups in calling for an immediate end to the deadly violence in...
Council of Global Unions condemns flagrant worker rights’ violations in South Korea that led to death of Yang Hoe-Dong
On the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Yoon, the Council of Global Unions, representing 200 million workers around the world expresses deep...
Global fisheries conference marks progress for workers as battle shifts to retailers and consumers
Unions representing more than 129,000 fishers are gathering in Amsterdam over the next two days to set their agenda for advancing fishers’ rights, safety and...
IDC and ITF stand together with Unite the Union for dockers' rights at Port of Liverpool
Joint ITF Dockers - IDC Press Release The International Dockworkers' Council (IDC) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have jointly sent a...
Svitzer termination bid could risk Australian supply chains, harm Maersk reputation
An application by A.P. Møller–Mærsk’s towage subsidiary, Svitzer, to terminate its collective agreement with its entire Australian workforce could further...
Eliminating violence against women requires eliminating it at work
This week was the 65th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The priority theme this year was “Women's full and effective participation...
ITF condemns military coup; solidarity with Burmese seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted military takeover of Myanmar’s fragile democracy...
Indonesia’s Omnibus Bill will only make things worse for ordinary workers
ITF recently spoke to Suria, an activist in Jakarta, Indonesia, about the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation. He tells us in his own words why the bill is a bad deal for...