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10 Apr 2015
Cotton hails ‘momentous day’ for Myanmar labour movement
In the presence of IFOMS union activists, a large international union delegation, Tin Mar Htwe, deputy director general of the Myanmar labour department, and Toe...
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09 Apr 2015
Knowledge is power! Training kicks off for dockers’ organising and negotiating tool
That was the opening line from ITF Asia Pacific regional secretary Mahendra Sharma as training on a new dockers’ organising, bargaining and negotiating tool...
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08 Apr 2015
Press Release
Joint ECSA, ETF, ICS, ITF press release: Thousands of lives will be lost in the Mediterranean unless EU governmnents take urgent action, say shipowner groups and seafarer unions
Since 2014, thousands of people have been attempting the dangerous sea crossing to Europe, from Africa and the Middle East, in overcrowded boats not fit for...
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07 Apr 2015
Press Release
ITF General Secretary hails momentous and historic day for the labour movement in Myanmar
Cotton told the delegates that “as Myanmar undergoes a transition towards a more democratic form of government, independent labour unions will be crucial in...
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02 Apr 2015
ITF wins government commitment to workers’ rights in Burkina Faso
ITF Africa regional secretary Joseph Katende congratulated prime minister Yacouba Isaac Zida and minister for infrastructure and transport Daouda Traoré on the...
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26 Mar 2015
Press Release
Latin American & Caribbean offshore taskforce group launched to fight for offshore workers’ rights in the region
As part of its aims, the new ITF Americas Regional Offshore Oil and Gas Task Force Group will campaign to retain and secure national cabotage and continental shelf...
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19 Mar 2015
Asia Pacific maritime cadets receive HIV/AIDS prevention training
Before they graduate and go on board ship, all cadets will now have an extensive, week-long course on preventing HIV and other STIs, as well as their rights, should...
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19 Mar 2015
Cruise ship workers take voluntary HIV tests
This was the first time voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) sessions were organised during the annual seminars in India, Indonesia, Jamaica and the...