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Independent study by CENIT warns of problems with automation
The full automation of port terminals does not bring improvements neither in the productivity of the concessionary companies nor in the ports that host them. This...
Dockers’ union leader wins prestigious Admiral of the Ocean Sea award
International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) President Harold J Daggett, one of the largest ITF Dockers’ affiliates, has been presented with the Admiral of...
Common sense and international solidarity prevail: Ports of Auckland abandons failed automation drive
The world’s largest global transport union, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), has joined the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) in...
Gendered lens on new technology and Covid-19’s impact on the public transport sector needed: ITF Forum
Covid-19 is exacerbating longstanding issues for women working in the transport industry and a gendered analysis of the pandemic’s impact on the public transport...
International Workers’ Memorial Day: making technology work for us, not against us
By Victor Figueroa, ITF strategic researcher Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) are crucial issues for workers everywhere in the world. Over decades workers in...
The Impact of the Future of Work for Women in Public Transport
Public transport workers are facing important changes due to the introduction of technologies that have the potential to further transform the way that work is...
ITF calls on Maersk to address union and community concerns on proposed automation at Port of Los Angeles
“Today the ITF delegation at the Maersk Annual General Meeting delivered an invitation to the company to create a constructive dialogue to ensure that the...
Transport in 2040: how automation and technology will impact the future of work
The forward-looking assessment, produced by WMU, investigates how the global transport industry will change as a result of automation and advanced technologies,...
ITF strategy
The ITF Congress held in Singapore in October 2018 agreed a plan to build transport workers’ power, across all our sections, regions and departments. On...