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Next instalment in Pathway to congress: countdown on for Arab World regional conference
Over 200 participants from across the region will meet in Tunis from 13-16 February – the conference kicks off with a day focused on building strategy for...
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Arab spring and freedom for Palestine in spotlight at ITF Arab World regional conference
More than 200 trade unionists from across the region will meet in Tunisia this week to assess their achievements and challenges, and to set their work agenda for...
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ITF condemns Ukrainian wage slash offer
Describing itself as the Ukrainian National Platform of Maritime Trade Unions, the new group is touting for business by promising to undercut agreed and negotiated...
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ITF Arab World conference further builds Pathway to Congress success
That’s the verdict on the ITF Arab World regional conference in Tunisia that came to a close on Friday. 255 participants represented 33 unions from 12...
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ITF unions continue to build strength in Venezuela
They used the event to plan how they could become more powerful through increased membership and the promotion of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). The ITF...
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Awareness week prompts 125 Myanmar seafarers to join union
More than 400 seafarers and 100 cadets from the Myanmar Maritime University – most of them not union members – participated in the first of what will become an...
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Victory and tickets home for Malaviya crew
The Malaviya 20 is one of two Indian-owned and -flagged vessels that were effectively abandoned by their owners after they were detained in Aberdeen and Great...
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Global protests target Madagascan Government in campaign to reinstate sacked dock workers
“These workers were sacked for fighting for better wages and against dangerous conditions. After joining their union, they faced intimidation and retaliation from...