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First wellbeing seminar for Myanmar maritime students
The seminar was part of the ITF’s global initiative to introduce modules on HIV/AIDS and wellbeing issues for maritime students. This was the first such seminar...
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ITF comment: International Women's Day
She continued: “Today also provides the opportunity to carry forward and report on two ITF initiatives: the launch of our Equality Testing in Transport Research,...
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ITF urges unions to step up fight for ILO convention on workplace violence
Unions are being asked to participate in the ITF’s equality testing in transport research, and to help fight for the proposed International Labour Organization...
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Justice at last for crew abandoned in Algeria
The last group of five Indian seafarers left the ship last week en route to Mumbai. Another eight seafarers were paid and repatriated on 26 February, following the...
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ITF welcomes historic Spanish dockers’ win
ITF president & chair of the dockers’ section Paddy Crumlin said: “This just shows the power of the dockers in Spain and I congratulate them for making the...
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ITF calls for action to win inclusion of ILO role in UN women’s conference conclusions
Member states at the UNCSW61 (13-24 March) are currently negotiating the agreed conclusions on the priority theme, ‘Women’s economic empowerment in the changing...
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Montreal dockers’ move takes reclaim lashing campaign global
The reclaiming lashing campaign is run by member unions of the ITF and its European arm the ETF, and is supported by the two federations. At the meeting on 6-7...
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Successes for Algerian unions
The groundbreaking agreement is the result of two years’ hard efforts by the FNTT and Mohamed Arrachedi, ITF Arab world network co-ordination. It covers the...