Following recent UK’s Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors, Global Union Federation representing 20 million transport workers has called
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IMO, WISTA International Launch Women In Maritime Survey
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched the first of its kind Women in Maritime Survey known as IMO and WISTA International Survey 2021 to examine
JUST IN: WTO Appoints Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala First Female Boss
Former Minister of Finance and renowned economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named as the first female and first African head of the World Trade
ITF Condemns Military Coup; Solidarity with Burmese Seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted military takeover of Myanmar’s fragile democracy currently taking place. In a
FAL Convention At Heart Of IMO Response To Illegal Wildlife Trade
As is the case for other goods being carried by sea, much of the world’s illegal wildlife trade is transported onboard vessels, underscoring the need for IMO’s involvement in the
New FAO Declaration Good News For Fishers – GUF/ITF
The Global Union Federations the (GUF) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) have welcomed the adoption of the Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture at the 34th
IMO Welcomes Neptune Declaration On Seafarers
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the industry-led Neptune Declaration, which calls for seafarers to be designated as key workers and for cooperation to end the crew change crisis, which is not
ITF Makes Statement On Gruesome Murder Of ICTSI Union Leader, Leonardo Escala
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is outraged and dismayed at the murder of Leonardo Escala, the president of the union for dock workers
‘Decent Sanitation Still Eludes Many Transport Workers’, Says ITF forum
On World Toilet Day, 19 November, the ITF held a virtual sanitation forum to discuss issues on sanitation for transport workers in road, rail,
Historic Biden-Harris Victory: Testament to Power Of Workers – ITF
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is hailing the historic election victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the 46th President-elect and Vice President-elect