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IMO marks World Maritime Day
This year's theme for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) World Maritime Day, 26 September, was sustainable development. IMO secretary-general Koji...
Update on MV Isis, Tilbury, UK
Last week the ITF initiated arrest procedures against the vessel Isis at Tilbury on behalf of its crew.As a result of the legal action the operators, Derna...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...