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Video 09 Nov 2022

Our Plan to Achieve a Just Transition for Seafarers

Global shipping urgently needs to decarbonise. The world is facing a climate emergency. Urgent action is needed to limit global warming or we will face disastrous consequences. Watch this video to see

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news Press Release 08 Nov 2022

Report: sustainable transport must drive Africa’s energy and economic transition

Sustainable transport must be at the heart of every African country’s plan for economic development, according to a new report from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Europe, the

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news Press Release 04 Nov 2022

Governments must match workers’ ambitions to transition transport

Governments the world over must give the climate crisis the highest priority and ensure they protect workers during the turmoil it will cause, a new briefing from the International Transport Workers’

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news Press Release 14 Oct 2022

Aviation unions welcome global agreement on net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

International and European trade unions welcome a new global agreement for net-zero carbon aviation emissions by 2050, but call for stronger commitments at country level, including on social criteria

news 11 Oct 2022

Time to step up: Pakistan floods show the urgent need for wealthy countries to follow through on adaptation funding promises

After more than 100 days of horrendous, devastating flooding in Pakistan, it is clear that climate change is not some distant, far-off hypothetical: it is already a crisis for us all right now. The

news Press Release 11 Aug 2022

Without change, corporate greed will force millions of workers into poverty, unions tell Pope’s advisors

Global markets are failing society and need to be fundamentally restructured, unions told the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at a meeting hosted by the Vatican on 9 and 10 August 2022. The

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Unions warn global recession driven by the greed of corporations and so-called “great powers” will push millions of workers into poverty

An international meeting convened by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) hosted by the Vatican has called on political, economic and

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ITF hails new international human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

In a landmark vote, the United Nations General Assembly has recognised a new human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment . This decision, taken at an especially bleak moment in history

news 08 Apr 2022

Transport workers are key to stopping climate catastrophe

After countless studies showing the urgent need for climate change action and describing the catastrophic effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions, the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

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news Press Release 16 Mar 2022

The worker’s voice ensures a more practical approach in tackling climate change — new report

Employers and governments are putting too much emphasis on technology to tackle climate change and not enough on workers , new research from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has

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Our Plan to Achieve a Just Transition for Seafarers

Report: sustainable transport must drive Africa’s energy and economic transition

Governments must match workers’ ambitions to transition transport

Aviation unions welcome global agreement on net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Time to step up: Pakistan floods show the urgent need for wealthy countries to follow through on adaptation funding promises

Without change, corporate greed will force millions of workers into poverty, unions tell Pope’s advisors

Unions warn global recession driven by the greed of corporations and so-called “great powers” will push millions of workers into poverty

ITF hails new international human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Transport workers are key to stopping climate catastrophe

The worker’s voice ensures a more practical approach in tackling climate change — new report

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