Fifteen women and sixteen men from 21 countries participated in an ITF workshop in Dakar, Senegal from 27-30 September.
There are around 70 participants taking part in ITF Summer School which this year is being delivered entirely in Arabic.
ITF summer school has been running for 15 years. It provides an annual space for trade unionists to meet and share knowledge and experience.
As new secret documents are leaked, see https://wikileaks.org/tisa/ the International Transport Workers’ Federation and the European Transport Workers’ Federation have joined other global union organisations in blasting the EU for pushing oth
The denial of shore leave to Hanjin crews was highlighted by a spontaneous action of dockers at the same port last month, and by ITF inspectors in the USA (see https://goo.gl/RDd549).
The ITF meeting brings together the organisation’s governing executive board from around the globe, and takes place in Panama City, today and tomorrow.
The two-day event is being held in Panama in recognition of that country’s role as a key global transport hub and component of the Federation’s plans for building the future of work (see https://goo.gl/vL2CPp).
The ITF is holding a top level meeting in Panama in recognition of that country’s role as a key global transport hub and component of the Federation’s plans for building the future of work (see https://goo.gl/vL2CPp)
The two day EB meeting, which closed on Friday afternoon, followed a successful ITF women’s meeting and preceded one by ITF youth.
This IBF Agreement is based on the IBF Framework CBA which sets out the standard terms and conditions applicable only to seafarers serving on any ship owned or operated by a company in membership with the Joint Negotiating Group in respect of which there is in existence an IBF Special Agreement. Together with the IBF Special Agreement and the IBF Memorandum of Agreement, which may contain additional terms and conditions relevant to seafarers, the IBF Framework CBA makes an integral part of the general IBF settlement negotiated between the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) of maritime employers.
