The report, Chevron’s Tax Schemes: Piping profits out of Australia?, was produced by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and endorsed by the Tax Justice Network –Australia and has unveile
Organised by the PSI (Public Services International) global union, the summit was the launchpad for the report Chevron’s tax schemes: piping p
At the first meeting on September 16, representatives from France, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, Romania, Spain, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria and the UK met at the European Transport Workers’ Federation to prepare for the campaign which will focus on decent salaries and working con
The national centre held its 147th congress in Brighton last week. In her opening speech TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady called the right to strike: “The last line of defence against those bosses who ignore or exploit staff.”
The report was based on the Women Seafarers’ Health and Welfare survey, a joint initiative by the ITF, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the International Maritime Health Association (IMHA) and the Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS).
On the occasion of the launching of the Fair Transport Europe initiative, members of the press are cordially invited to attend the press conference during the course of which Lars Lindgren, Representative of the Citizens’ Committee for Fair Transport Europe and President of the European Transport
The initiative, which was publicly launched on 28 September, puts forward seven concrete proposals the EC can take to improve working conditions and secure fair competition for law-abiding businesses in the different transport sectors.
There have been over 100 million cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and more than two million COVID-19 deaths recorded worldwide. To date, nearly 200 million people have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
ITF inspectorate co-ordinator Steve Trowsdale said: “We are pleased that Stolt Norway acted promptly to resolve the issues of non-payment to its Chinese crew on board the Stolt Kikyo of the coastal premium while trading in Australian waters.
The entire inspectorate network is brought together every three years to develop new skills and plan for the delivery of ITF objectives.
