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***Big Union Backs Andy Hall in Criminal Defamation Case to Silence Criticism THE INTERNATIONALTransport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has condemned the trial of a British human rights defender Andy Hall, which opened in Thailand on Tuesday, as a clear example of Далее

***ITF Congress Elects IAM, TCU Reps to Key Leadership Positions IAM and TCU had a strong contingent of delegates at the 43rd International Transport Workers Federation Congress in Sofia, Bulgaria. From left, IAM Airline Coordinator Tim Klima, IAM Transportation Chief Далее

MUA and ITF Applaud Banning of Flag of Convenience (FOC) Ship from Australian Ports The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) applauds the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s decision to ban the containership, Vega Reederei, from Australian ports for three months for Далее

***Bulgaria Vice President to address participants in ITF’s 43rd Congress Sofia. Bulgarian Vice President, Margarita Popova, is to open an event dedicated to the women transport workers worldwide in the frames of the 43rd Congress of the International Transport Workers’ Далее

***Transport workers map global fightback at ITF World Congress by Tamara Gausi The International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF) 43rd World Congress opened in Sofia on Sunday with a passionate rallying cry for its 4.5 million members to “fight back” against Далее

***ITF’s 43rd Congress opened in Bulgaria capital (ROUNDUP) Source: Focus Information Agency Sofia. 43rd Congress of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) began in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Sunday, August 10, FOCUS News Agency reported. The event themed “From Далее

***Why so many shipowners find Panama’s flag convenient The Panama Canal features prominently in Panamanian life Panama, a small nation of just three million, has the largest shipping fleet in the world, greater than those of the US and China Далее

<p><b> ***Crews calling in west Africa face ebola risk, shipping groups warn </b></p><p></p> <p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;” mce_style=”font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;” lang=”EN-US”>Interested in this topic?Set up a custom email alert and we’ll tell you Далее

***Global union support for Gaza relief effort Global unions, led by the International Transport Federation, are supporting the relief effort in Gaza by donating funds to send truckloads of medical supplies to the war-torn territory. The ITF is coordinating the Далее

***Qatar Airways wehrt sich gegen Boykott-Aufruf von Verdi Manager weist Vorwürfe zu Arbeitsrechtsverstößen zurück Die Fluggesellschaft Qatar Airways hat Vorwürfe zurückgewiesen, Arbeitnehmerrechte zu missachten. In einem Brief an die Bundestagsabgeordneten bezeichnete Manager Marwan Koleilat einen Aufruf der Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft Verdi, vorerst Далее