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Crackdown on rights at odds with public opinion: 89% of people …
Oct 11, 2024 · There is overwhelming public support for transport workers’ rights and union demands, new ITF global poll reveals. Released ahead of the opening of the 46th International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Congress in Marrakech, Sunday 13 October, the ITF Global Poll 2024 covers the general public of 15 countries and nearly a quarter of the world’s population.
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is a democratic, affiliate-led federation recognised as the world’s leading transport authority. We exist solely to protect and improve workers' lives and futures.Transport workers form the lifeblood of the global economy, linking critical supply chains, markets and societies, keeping our world moving.
Tourism Workers’ Alliance ESG report calls for urgent labour and …
LONDON – September 27, 2024 - The Tourism Workers’ Alliance, a joint initiative of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Union of Food, Agriculture, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF), has released a groundbreaking study on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) …
ITF slams “outrageous” 30-year prison sentences for seafarers
Sep 20, 2024 · The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns the decision to sentence two seafarers to 30 years’ imprisonment, after drugs were found on a vessel docked in the Black Sea port of Ereğli, Turkey, in October last year. Captain Marko Bekavac and Chief Mate Ali Albokhari of the Phoenician M, who have spent a year in remand ...
Dockers around the world stand in steadfast solidarity with ...
Oct 1, 2024 · As the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) begins strike action on the USA’s East Coast, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) joins the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) in redoubling its commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with the ILA dockers in their fight for a fair, just and safe master contract with ocean carriers.
ILA shuts down US East Coast in fight for fair contract
Oct 1, 2024 · Ports all along the East Coast hit as International Longshoremen’s Association strikes for first time since 1977. D ockers from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike as of midnight today (Tuesday), shutting down ports all along the US East Coast as they seek a fair deal from on pay and automation from the employer association, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).
Workers’ unions unite in Papua New Guinea | ITF Global
Feb 13, 2020 · Workers’ unions affiliated to the ITF have formed a new group in Papua New Guinea to cooperate more closely together. The national coordinating committee includes working people from the Papua New Guinea Maritime and Transport Workers Union (PNGMTWU) and the National Airlines Employees' Association (NAEA). Alvira Bunemiga (PNGMTWU) was ...
New head of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust | ITF Global
Jun 29, 2018 · The Tourism Services’ Section Conference, held at the ITF Congress 2024, brought together union leaders, industry experts, and representatives from across the globe to address the challenges facing. The ITF is delighted to announce that Katie Higginbottom is the new head of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust.
wages - ITF Global
Global shipowner group and seafarers’ unions agree new three-year global minimum wage ‘safety net’ deal. Joint ICS - ITF press release Maritime transport is the only sector with a formally recognised global minimum wage, which has existed for seafarers since 1958. The following is the outcome of global. seafarers.