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31 Jul 2015
Press Release
ITF challenges HPH over Australia and Indonesia worker treatment
In Australia Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) stands accused of using automation and forced redundancy to get rid of union members. In Indonesia HPH is aiming to...
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29 Jul 2015
Press Release
ITF Seafarers' Trust announces welfare vehicle effectiveness survey
One of the Seafarers' Trust's main areas of funding is that of providing seafarers’ centres/ships visitors with the means of transporting themselves and seafarers...
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22 Jul 2015
Trade unionists launch Fair Transport Europe initiative to urge EC action
Under the Lisbon Treaty, EU citizens can launch an ECI calling on the Commission to act on specific issues of its competence. The rules dictate that citizens then...
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21 Jul 2015
Cotton joins protest over Caltex treatment of Alexander Spirit crew
The rally at the Kurnell refinery was organised by the ITF-affiliated Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and attracted speakers and supporters from six other unions...
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20 Jul 2015
Successes for ITF action weeks
Activity during the action week, 6-10 July, in the Far East took place in Japan, Russia's Far East, South Korea and Taiwan. In Japan, inspection teams visited 89...
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10 Jul 2015
Youth activism ‘steps up ten gears’ at ITF summer school
Who's here? 26 countries are represented by the 36 young activists participating in the activist training at the International Association of Machinists and...
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08 Jul 2015
ITF HIV training spreads to all major Philippines maritime academies
The groundbreaking development means that over 80 percent of all seafarer cadets graduating from the Philippines each year will have received in-depth training in...
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06 Jul 2015
Press Release
ITF comment on Greek situation
“Workers and pensioners are deeply concerned about their jobs, their pensions and their future, especially as they have already had to pay the price of an...