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ITF Calls For Investigation Into Chevron’s Management of Gorgon LNG Project Evacuation Procedures As Severe Tropical Cyclone Olwyn Approaches The International Transport Workers’ Federation is concerned for the welfare of workers trapped on Barrow Island as they prepare for the Далее

MEDIA RELEASE ITF Seafarers’ Trust renews support for a humanitarian response to seafarers subjected to maritime piracy The Seafarers’ Trust provided core funding for the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) launched in September 2011 when maritime piracy was at Далее

International union mission arrives in Ecuador to protest airline sacking An international delegation of trade unionists arrives in Ecuador today to protest the unjust sacking of cabin crew member Jimena Lopez by the LAN Ecuador airline. Their four-day mission will Далее

ITF joins US Coast Guard shore leave debate The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has submitted a deposition to the US Coast Guard’s consultation on seafarers’ access to maritime facilities – the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=USCG-2013-1087-0001). The submission Далее

Right to strike upheld – but needs defending Following a worldwide trade union campaign to defend it, the right to strike has been re-affirmed at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) general secretary Steve Далее

ITF welcomes hard-fought deal for ILWU workers on US West Coast The international Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has welcomed a tentative agreement struck between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new Далее

Al Baker challenged to prove ‘bullshit’ claim The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has once again thrown down the gauntlet to Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, and challenged him to prove that the airline is reforming its practices. The Далее

ITF welcomes shore leave progress The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has welcomed progress made at the ILO (International Labour Organization) last week on the issue of facilitating shore leave and the movement of seafarers joining or leaving vessels. At Далее

ITF official arrested for investigating ATC problems in Dominican Republic is released Antonio Fritz, who was arrested this morning in the Dominican Republic during a fact finding mission to investigate air traffic control problems there, has now been released. He Далее

ITF: ‘Time for an honest conversation from Chevron’ The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) are urging Chevron to have an honest conversation with workers, shareholders and consumers on the state of the Gorgon project Далее