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There can be no compromise on the right to strike “It is good to finally shake your hand; the last time I saw you, I was in prison”. Members of the Korean Railway Workers’ Union are facing a maximum of Далее

Transport union slams countries that bar ships over Ebola fears Interested in this topic?Set up a custom email alert and we’ll tell you everytime we write more like this. Caribbean and Maltese ports have turned away ships amid the scare Далее

ITF complains to Jordanian govt over Aqaba port arrests The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has contacted the government of Jordan over the arrests on Tuesday of around 150 trade unionists at the Aqaba Container Terminals facility run by APM Далее

Coast Guard, Maritime Community, Issue Ebola Precautions BY JOHN C. MARCARIO, Special Correspondent ARLINGTON, Va. — As Ebola fears begin to grip the United States with the first documented cases in this country, the maritime community began taking precautions for Далее

FROM THE Sunday TIMES: GARDAI in the republic are preparing to launch an operation aimed at stopping the exploitation of migrant workers on board Irish fishing vessels. The move is part of a wider European offensive against criminality in the Далее

***London’s cabbies take their fight to City Hall ITF press release Unite the Union’s London cab section and the LTDA (Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association) took part in protest action outside City Hall between 10-11am on 8 October. Representatives from the Далее

***Indonesia’s Seafarer Union Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia agrees to federate with PNG, Australia and and NZ transport unions KPI to enter into regional federation 7 October 2014 received via email Indonesia’s Seafarer Union, Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia (KPI) has agreed to enter Далее

***ITF transport action week begins today, 6 October (Monday) Hundreds of thousands of transport workers worldwide will join together from Monday as part of an international action week organised by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation). During the action week Далее

***International transport action week begins Monday Hundreds of thousands of transport workers worldwide will join together from Monday as part of an international action week organised by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation). During the action week (6 to 12 Далее

***Swaziland: Jailed Journalists Up for Award More than 50 trade unions and civil society organisations from across the world have joined to nominate two jailed Swaziland journalists for a human rights award. Bheki Makhubu, editor of The Nation magazine, and Далее