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News | 17 Jul 2014

ITF pays its respects to Tolpuddle Martyrs

For Joseph Katende, ITF Africa regional secretary, the chance to visit the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival in Dorset, UK fulfilled a long-held dream. The festival...

News | 17 Jul 2014

Appalling conditions on ghost ship uncovered

Sixty seven inspections in one week in designated ports in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines led to notices of warnings being issued to errant...

News | 17 Jul 2014

European union federations urge action on social dumping

The ETF and several of its affiliates joined two other European union federations and the ETUC to urge the eradication of discrimination and abuses of social rights...

News | 17 Jul 2014

ITF uses Facebook event to thank LabourStart

A LabourStart fundraising event organised through Facebook in London on 4 May to celebrate International Workers Day gave the ITF an opportunity to thank the...

News | 17 Jul 2014

ITF invests staff and money in charity ‘Big Row’

The ITF and the ITF Seafarers’ Trust have donated a total of GBP10,000 (USD15,000) at a fundraising event for an African maritime charity where support also came...

News | 17 Jul 2014

ITF seafarers’ chair: ‘Time to put fairness at heart of maritime world’

ITF seafarers’section chair Dave Heindel has echoed the Global Unions’ call to the G8 meeting to put fairness at the heart of their economies and added a plea...

News | 17 Jul 2014

ITF Africa regional conference goes digital

The ITF Africa regional conference, which will take place from 23-27 September in Addis Ababa, is ITF Africa’s largest meeting. During the conference there will...

News | 17 Jul 2014

Women transport workers call for end to violence

The ITF's Asia Pacific Women's Conference concluded Sunday 12th May in Hong Kong, with a call to support the ITF Women's Committee campaign to end violence against...