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News | 03 Jul 2014

Trade unions must act now on climate change

Twenty activists from 14 countries came together in Johannesburg last week to determine the next steps in the fight against climate change. Participants at the...

News | 03 Jul 2014 Press Release

Clock ticking on Fowey ship arrest

A ship detained at Fowey, United Kingdom, for multiple safety and accommodation failings will face arrest at 17:00 BST today unless the owners pay the crew the...

News | 03 Jul 2014

ITF unions act on Philippines disaster

ITF unions have been taking action to relieve the suffering of those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Trade unions in the Philippines have been distributing food, drink...

News | 03 Jul 2014 Press Release

ITF signs memorandum of understanding with ACFTU

he ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ACFTU, the All China Federation of Trade Unions, that...

News | 03 Jul 2014 Press Release

Joint press release: Industrial relations collective, the International Bargaining Forum, concludes second round of negotiations for 2015 IBF Framework Agreement

Both sides outlined their responses to each other's claims, as presented in St Petersburg, but little progress was made on the key issue of a pay increase with both...

News | 03 Jul 2014 Press Release

Agreement takes MLC into new stage

The ITF has praised today’s decision at the ILO (International Labour Organization) in Geneva today to build on the success of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006...

News | 03 Jul 2014 Press Release

Global campaign to target Chevron over Gorgon delays and overruns

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has joined forces with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in a global campaign to build awareness over...

News | 03 Jul 2014 Press Release

Portsmouth demo tomorrow to tackle Condor Ferries’ ‘social dumping’

Representatives of ITF-affiliated unions, including the RMT and Unite the Union, will be joined by the ITF’s UK and Ireland inspectorate at 16:00 tomorrow, 18...