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News | 10 May 2016

Colombian dockers take action for safety

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...

News | 10 May 2016 Press Release

Brazil's seafarers ready to take on Transpetro

Brazilian seafarers’ unions affiliated to the huge CONTTMAF (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Transportes Aquaviários e Aéreos, na Pesca e nos...

News | 12 May 2016

Union wins back workers’ jobs

According to WUSI the workers were fired in retaliation for WUSI applying for union recognition at SIPA. WUSI won a case in the High Court that ordered the...

News | 15 May 2016

Pledges for action after Palestine youth mission

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...

News | 15 May 2016 Press Release

Global solidarity and practical next steps are outcomes of ITF youth mission to Palestine

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...

News | 16 May 2016 Press Release

ITF calls for immediate intervention to defend the rights of Brazilian workers

On 4 May 2016, Brazilian seafarers’ unions affiliated to the huge CONTTMAF (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Transportes Aquaviários e Aéreos, na...

News | 18 May 2016 Press Release

Brazil sea strike on hold as Superior Labour Court upholds right to strike

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...

News | 20 May 2016

Favourable court ruling puts Brazil seafarers’ strike on hold

The strike was over health and safety standards and discriminatory practices that potentially undermined the national flag identity of Brazil’s offshore and...