Members of the press are invited to join them on the visit on Wednesday 11 May at 9am.
The project was launched to provide Palestinian drivers with access to refreshments, toilet facilities, shade and union meeting space when they experienced long delays at the crossing.
Three month ago a worker at the port lost both legs after an accident. Other workers have been victimised for doing union work and some companies have violated collective bargaining agreements.
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Brazilian seafarers’ unions affiliated to the huge CONTTMAF (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Transportes Aquaviários e Aéreos, na Pesca e nos Portos) union federation have voted to take industrial action that will impact all vessels – both tankers and offshore – owned and operated by T
According to WUSI the workers were fired in retaliation for WUSI applying for union recognition at SIPA.
The visit was part of a commitment from the ITF to building industrial solidarity and effective responses to the challenges faced by transport workers in the region.
The delegates, from Australia, UK, Canada and South Africa, met drivers at the ITF Palestinian truck drivers’ project at the Irtah crossing between Palestine and Israel.
On 4 May 2016, Brazilian seafarers’ unions affiliated to the huge CONTTMAF (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Transportes Aquaviários e Aéreos, na Pesca e nos Portos) federation voted to take industrial action that will impact vessels operated by Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobra
The court acted after the seafarers’ confederation, CONTTMAF, alerted it to threats to crew and anti-union actions by oil carrier Transpetro aimed at breaking the strike, and after the company tried and failed to block the legal strike action.
The strike was over health and safety standards and discriminatory practices that potentially undermined the national flag identity of Brazil’s offshore and cabotage fleet.
