ITF supports empowering maritime women conference

24 May 2013 - An international conference on empowering women maritime workers brought together over 100 academics, union representatives, merchant navy and naval officers and representatives of international maritime organisations in Barcelona on 23 May. The International Conference Proudly Empowering...

May 25th, 2013 | ITF | Read More

Press conference ahead of DP-DHL AGM, Frankfurt

24 May 2013 – An alliance of trade unionists will hold a morning press conference in Frankfurt on 29 May 2013, ahead of the opening of the Deutsche Post-DHL annual general meeting. The press conference – which will feature representatives from UNI Global Union; the ITF (International Transport...

May 24th, 2013 | ITF | Read More

ITF Gaza fund gets off to flying start

23 May 2013 -A solidarity fund launched today by the ITF to raise £40,000 to support Palestinian drivers and their union in Gaza got off to a flying start, with immediate union pledges totalling over £13,000. The ITF executive board decided to launch the fund, following calls for support to rebuild...

May 23rd, 2013 | ITF | Read More

Baltic dockers’ unions learning from each other on social dialogue

Promoting social dialogue in Estonian ports has been the focus this week of a seminar at the Port of Muuga. It’s the first event of its kind and has been centered on the joint working of ITF and ETF affiliates, the Estonian Seaman’s Independent Union (ESIU) with their Baltic colleagues at the Norwegian...

May 17th, 2013 | ITF | Read More

ITF calls for urgent investigation into THY ‘missing crew’ claims

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is calling on international aviation authorities to investigate allegations that Turkish Airlines (THY) is playing with safety by flying airplanes with insufficient or unqualified crew in order to get around a strike by THY workers protesting at...

May 17th, 2013 | Dialogs and Debates, ITF | Read More

Women transport workers call for end to violence

Delegates at the ITF’s Asia Pacific Women’s Conference 13 May 2013 – The ITF’s Asia Pacific Women’s Conference concluded Sunday 12th May in Hong Kong, with a call to support the ITF Women’s Committee campaign to end violence against women in the workplace and at home....

May 13th, 2013 | HR, ITF | Read More

Vahed urges May Day workers’ rights protests

Ebrahim Madadi ITF affiliate the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburban Bus Company (Vahed Syndicate) marked May Day in Tehran by calling on all Iranian workers and their unions to protest against workers’ rights violations in Iran. In a statement issued on 29 April, the Vahed Syndicate blamed...

May 12th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes, Politics and Government | Read More

Black Sea action to target ‘sea of shame’

Steve Cotton The ITF and its affiliated maritime unions in Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine will be exposing substandard working conditions and fighting for improved safety in what they have described as the ‘Black Sea of shame’, next week, from 13 to 15 May. The Black Sea is...

May 12th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes, News, Safety and Security | Read More

Hong Kong port strike is over

7 May 2013 -Workers fighting for improved pay and decent working conditions at the Port of Hong Kong have voted to call off their industrial action after accepting an improved wage offer and promises of further negotiations on working conditions – as well as an assurance that there will be no retaliation...

May 7th, 2013 | ITF, Ports & Terminals | Read More

National Express Group’s US ‘human rights’ record under renewed fire at AGM

National Express Group’s US ‘human rights’ record under renewed fire at AGM 6 May 2013 – Further evidence has emerged that National Express Group is pushing human rights in its North American operations to the limit on the eve of its London AGM on 9 May. Representatives of the US-based...

May 6th, 2013 | HR, ITF, Labour Disputes | Read More

ITF: Port of Vancouver ‘needs solution’

Steve Cotton Commenting on developments in the Port of Vancouver, Washington, USA, ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) acting general secretary Steve Cotton said: “The lockout of workers by Mitsui-United Grain will soon be entering its tenth week. The company choice of this tactic...

May 4th, 2013 | ITF, News | Read More

Rail union and international organisations launch Thai government complaint

2 May 2013 – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), its affiliated union the State Railway Workers’ Union of Thailand (SRUT), the Thai State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation (SERC), and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have joined together to...

May 2nd, 2013 | ITF | Read More

ITF statement on Qatar’s ICAO relocation bid

David Cockroft Commenting on the Qatari government’s reported bid to have the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) headquarters relocated from Canada to the country’s capital, Doha, ITF general secretary David Cockroft said: “This defies belief. ICAO is the lead body for civil aviation...

May 1st, 2013 | ITF | Read More

Unions look ahead at West Africa road transport seminars

Seminar participants talking to truck drivers in Cotonou, Benin. Road transport workers from across West Africa recently came together in Cotonou, Benin to discuss common challenges and develop a strategy for change. From 8-10 April the first implementation seminar for the ITF/SASK road transport corridors...

April 21st, 2013 | ITF | Read More

ITF statement on Venezuelan elections

David Cockroft 18 April 2013 – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing around 700 unions with over 4.5 million members insome 150 countries, today called for the democratic electoral processes in Venezuela to be respected. The ITF welcomed the election on...

April 18th, 2013 | ITF | Read More

ITF criticises Irish inaction over fisher safety

The ITF has deplored the Irish government’s failure to take steps to prevent deaths in the fishing industry. It criticised Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTS) minister Leo Varadkar and Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) minister Richard Bruton for failing to put in place...

April 14th, 2013 | ITF | Read More

ITF calls for release of Turkish trade union detainees

9 April 2013 – The ITF has called for the release of Turkish trade unionists detained under unsubstantiated terrorism-related charges. The detainees, who are due to face their first trial hearing in Ankara tomorrow, include Yunus Akil the former President of the ITF’s bus union BTS and international...

April 9th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Safety and Security, Strikes | Read More

ITF president meets with Hong Kong dockers during solidarity mission

The ITF HQ’s in London 9 April 2013 – ITF president and chair of the ITF dockers’ section Paddy Crumlin attended a solidarity meeting with striking dockworkers at the Port of Hong Kong this afternoon. Addressing members of the Union of Hong Kong Dockers (UHKD), Mr Crumlin said that systematic...

April 9th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes, News, Ports & Terminals | Read More

Africa civil aviation unions set priorities

Delegates at Africa civil aviation conference, March 2013 5 April 2013 – Delegates at the ITF Africa civil aviation conference on 14-15 March 2013 in Lagos, Nigeria discussed the increasing instability and fragmentation of the industry and unanimously backed the International Civil Aviation Organisation...

April 5th, 2013 | Aviation, ITF | Read More

ITF to warn LATAM unions over Chile national airline sackings

The ITF HQ’s in London The ITF has today (4 April) expressed its condemnation of dismissals at Chile national airline LAN, which merged with Brazilian TAM Airlines in December 2011 to form LATAM Airlines Group (LATAM). In a letter to LAN senior vice president human resources Emilio del Real Soto,...

April 4th, 2013 | Aviation, HR, ITF, News | Read More

Global ‘families’ day’ shows support for persecuted DHL Turkey workers

The ITF HQ’s in London 25 March 2013* -Union members and supporters will hold a global DHL Families’ Day tomorrow (today 26 March) to back the families of workers at logistics giant DHL in Turkey who have faced dismissal and aggression by the company. Key events will be held in London and Istanbul,...

March 26th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes | Read More

Piracy survivors’ group backs new film

25 March 2013 - The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) is backing the film A Hijacking, which it describes as “brutally accurate in its depiction of the horror inflicted on the victims of pirate attacks”. Directed by Danish Director Tobias Lindholm, the film – which was shot...

March 25th, 2013 | ITF, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Safety and Security | Read More

ITF and Hava-Is lodge Turkey ILO complaint

22 March 2013 – The ITF and its Turkish affiliate Hava-Is have lodged a complaint with the ILO against both the Turkish government and Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier. The complaint is against the government in relation to the conduct of Turkish Airlines that led to the dismissal...

March 22nd, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes | Read More

London and Istanbul among sites for Deutsche Post-DHL protests

The ITF HQ’s in London 19 March 2013 – On March 26 union members and supporters around the world will be showing their support for the families of workers at logistics giant DHL in Turkey who have faced dismissal and aggression by the company. Among the sites for the DHL Families’ Day will...

March 20th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes, Strikes | Read More

Iberia unions face down Walsh

Commenting on the deal reached by Spanish unions with Iberia that has headed off the need for a third wave of strikes, ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) civil aviation secretary Gabriel Mocho said: “We are glad to see the airline accept the phased restructuring deal that was on offer...

March 18th, 2013 | Airline Industry, Aviation, Disputes, ITF, Strikes | Read More