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ITF welcomes Australian Senate inquiry into FOC shipping and condemns government attacks on cabotage The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has welcomed the Australian Senate’s decision to launch an inquiry into flag of convenience shipping. The Inquiry by the Rural Далее

ILO finds Qatar guilty Geneva-based United Nations agency the ILO (International Labour Organization) today found Qatar guilty of allowing its state-owned airline, Qatar Airways, to violate international and national agreements and institutionalise discrimination. The case was successfully brought against Qatar Далее

Secret trade pact set to rob from the poor – and give to global transport firms Classified documents published today by Wikileaks on the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) foresee consolidated power for big transport industry players – and threaten Далее

PRESS RELEASE ITF and UITP join to tackle violence on public transport Brussels, 27 May, 2015 The two global organisations representing public transport operators and workers have joined to tackle violence on urban transport networks. Meeting in Brussels. Belgium, the Далее

ITF: boat crisis ‘a result of inequality and lack of regulation’ The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today applauded initiatives to rescue migrants at sea and called for more search and rescue resources to be deployed, as well as for Далее

ITF warns Australian Government against backwards step on cabotage The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has criticised moves by the conservative Australian Government to deregulate its shipping industry and place at risk thousands of domestic jobs in the maritime sector. Далее

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