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MUA urges fuel security levy
Australia is the only member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) that does not meet the requirement of 90 days of liquid fuel supplies. Parliament has passed a...
Call for action over attacks on Libyan trade unionist Nermin Al-Sharif
Nermin, general secretary of the ITF-affiliated Dockers’ and Seafarers’ Union of Libya, is an active and renowned advocate for human, workers’ and women’s...
Seaman Guard Ohio: ITF praised for role in winning crew release
The 35 crew and guards were released from prison on 28 November after the court in Madurai, India decided to lift the sentences of five years’ imprisonment that...
ICTSI “not welcome in Africa”
A maritime industry conference featuring a speaker from the embattled ports company will be hit by protest action from worker and community organisations in South...
Hutchison’s atrocious safety record worsens as another worker is killed in Jakarta
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) President Paddy Crumlin said: “This will be a heart-wrenching time for this man’s family, friends and...
ITF: Trump Jerusalem Announcement Undermines The Process Of Negotiation
“The ITF and our affiliates have a long and proud history of supporting transport workers and trade unionism in the Middle East. And over the years we’ve backed...
Transport workers shut down airport in Israel’s general strike
Large numbers of public and private sector employees - including port and airport workers - supported the four-hour strike; Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport was shut...
CSL Australia found to be exploiting crew
Under coastal trading rules introduced in 2012, foreign crew must be paid award rates as the vessel is working more than two domestic voyages in Australian waters,...