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27 Apr 2017
Press Release
ITF statement: Workers’ Memorial Day
“But remembering is not enough. Workplace deaths are preventable deaths. We have a duty as trade unionists and as human beings to fight back against what amounts...
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26 Apr 2017
Research probes responsible investment
Authored by Tom Powdrill, ITF responsible investment co-ordinator, 'Who’s responsible? Pension funds and respect for workers’ rights' looked at the responsible...
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24 Apr 2017
Press Release
Research probes responsible investment successes – and failure
The 20 page report, Who’s responsible? Pension funds and respect for workers’ rights, can be read at https://goo.gl/WcPXUM, while its executive summary appears...
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07 Apr 2017
Press Release
ITF condemns 'politically motivated' Portland fines
ITF Cabotage Taskforce chair James Given stated. “This is shameful, unbelievable news. These men were defending their jobs when they were ejected from the ship...
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06 Apr 2017
Press Release
ITF Cabotage Taskforce welcomes Jones Act fine
As reported by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the company was penalised for transporting a jack-up drill rig from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska in 2011 using a...
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06 Apr 2017
First network of HIV positive seafarers launched
Positibong Marino Philippines has been formally registered as a self-help and support group for HIV-positive seafarers. It will work with the ITF, its unions and...
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06 Apr 2017
Press Release
ITF Cabotage Taskforce rejects Australia deregulation push
The Productivity Commission has recommended deregulation of coastal shipping in a report into Australia’s agricultural exports, saying that to improve the...
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05 Apr 2017
Young transport workers make conference ‘stunning success’
The young workers set their strategic priorities to strengthen their role at the heart of both the 2018 congress and ITF priority projects, and made practical...