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Protecting seafarers from criminalisation: industry leaders unite to address a growing crisis
The ongoing failure to protect seafarers from criminalisation and unfair treatment comes at a time when the maritime industry ...
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ITF statement on the assault and detention of SEIU leader David Huerta
“David Huerta is a respected trade union leader and a champion of workers’ rights,” said ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton ...
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Solidarity with Iran’s striking truck drivers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing over 16 million transport workers in 150 countries, ...
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ITF leads push for an ILO Convention on platform work as International Labour Conference opens
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has arrived with a high-level delegation of union leaders from around ...
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ITF condemns Panama’s crackdown on union rights, demands immediate release of SUNTRACS leaders
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns the Panamanian Government’s escalating repression of trade ...
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Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers agree pay boost under world’s largest Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers agree pay boost under world’s largest Collective Bargaining Agreement We use analytical cookies to track usage and to help us improve our website. Is that okay ...
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US Authorities Right to Examine Flags of Convenience System — But Action Must Follow
Seafarers International Union President and ITF Seafarers’ Section Chair, David Heindel, said: "The FMC is absolutely right in its assessment of Flags of Convenience and the permissive environments ...
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DHL Protocol
The DHL Protocol covers all transport and logistics workers at DHL globally. This page will help you understand what the DHL Protocol is, how to use it, and why it’s a vital tool for organising and ...
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Why the S in ESG matters: social sustainability and labour and human rights in travel and tourism
Holidays and leisure should be about creating wonderful memories that will last a lifetime. But too many workers in the tourism sector are living a day-to-day reality of precarious work, low pay and ...
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ITF and ETF condemn P&O mass sacking and outsourcing
Global and European maritime unions have expressed anger and condemnation at breaking news that ferry operator P&O Ferries will move to sack its UK based seafaring workforce and outsource their jobs ...
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Marrakech Policy
The ‘Marrakech Policy’, adopted at the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF) 46th Congress in Marrakech, Morocco, in October 2024, now forms the governing framework for the global ...
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ITF demands safe return of seafarers kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea and demands action against piracy
ITF Seafarers’ Section Coordinator, Fabrizio Barcellona, said: “This is a desperate situation with ten seafarers kidnapped, their crew mates threatened with execution, and their families pleading for ...