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Following on from last week’s blog post about the Japanese anti-union company Dowa Line, you too can lend your support to the campaign by sending a letter directly to Dowa.

Let Dowa know that there is worldwide interest in how they are doing business!

ITF-affiliated trade unions in Japan, Korea and Taiwan are today beginning an East Asian maritime week of action (7 to 11 September).

Read the full press release here>>

The two officers have been found not guilty of destruction of the tanker Hebei Spirit by South Korea's High Court and are expected to be allowed to return to India soon. The lesser charge of not doing enough to prevent an oil leak was not overturned, despite the worldwide condemnation
of it... Read more here>>

Edited: 06/11/2009 at 12:19 PM by ITFBlogStaff

More than 12,000 transport workers and activists walked out on strike in two Peruvian ports recently in protest over the government's plans to privatise the port of Callao. Read more here.

The ITF has appealed to the South Korean authorities to allow the two Hebei Spirit officers found innocent of causing an oil spillage to return home. Read the full press release here.

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Edited: 06/10/2008 at 03:37 PM by EricS