Category: English news

ITF docker unions pledge support for Peruvian colleagues ITF dockers’ section representatives meeting in Perth, Australia, have backed the ITF-affiilated Peruvian SUTRAMPORPC union as it prepares to begin an indefinite strike at APM Terminals’ North Pier terminal in Callao, Peru Далее

Perth protest rally targets oil and gas giant Chevron’s New Zealand operation A large and noisy rally targeting offshore hydrocarbon corporation Chevron has taken place outside the New Zealand consulate in Perth this morning. The protest was called by the Далее

ITF president declares Australia’s Barrow Island a port of convenience International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) president Paddy Crumlin today declared Australia’s Barrow Island a Port of Convenience due to Chevron’s history of union-busting efforts in the offshore oil and gas Далее

Supporters take Kenya concerns to London AGM Members of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and Unite the Union will take their concerns about attacks against Kenyan logistics workers to the attention of BAT (British American Tobacco) shareholders in London Далее

World trade unions hold tuna giant to account at Belgian expo Global union federations the IUF and ITF, assisted by Belgian trade unions, yesterday used the Brussels Seafood Expo to spotlight human rights abuses by Philippines’ tuna giant Citra Mina. Далее

THOUSANDS OF LIVES WILL BE LOST IN THE MEDITERRANEAN UNLESS EU GOVERNMENTS TAKE URGENT ACTION, SAY SHIPOWNER GROUPS AND SEAFARER UNIONS European and global operators of merchant ships have joined forces with seafarers’ unions to urge EU Member States to Далее

Latin American & Caribbean offshore taskforce group launched to fight for offshore workers’ rights in the region ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) affiliated trade unions meeting in Rio de Janerio today launched a new Americas Region task force group dedicated Далее

COURT ORDERS WIZZ AIR TO REINSTATE DISMISSED UNION LEADER The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today welcomed the decision of Romania’s Ilfov court to order the reinstatement of an unfairly dismissed trade union Далее

Union outcry forces rejection of Uber ‘women’s jobs’ plan An outcry raised by a coalition of trade unions and civil society groups has led UN Women to disassociate itself from a partnership with ‘ride booking’ app provider Uber just over Далее

ITF warns of crisis as Kenyan police make ready to attack drivers The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is warning of an imminent crisis as massed, armed Kenyan riot police make ready to attack truck drivers peacefully gathered near the Далее