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21 Jul 2014
Press Release
ITF gives warm welcome to MLC 2006
As the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) comes into the force the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has promised to dedicate all its resources...
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30 Jul 2014
ITF delivers vital aid to Gaza
The federation is organising a trade union relief effort to get desperately-needed supplies to the area. Today’s cargo is expected to be the first of several, and...
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30 Jul 2014
Warning over supply chain impact of Australian car manufacturer closure
Workers all along the supply chain will be affected by the closure of a major Australian car manufacturer That’s the warning from ITF-affiliate, the Maritime...
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30 Jul 2014
Seafarers' bill of rights goes live today
Today, 20 August, the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) – the seafarers’ bill of rights – comes into force. The MLC is a far-reaching, groundbreaking...
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06 Aug 2014
Final countdown for ITF’s first fully digital congress!
This congress will be the first for the ITF which is fully digital. It means there won’t be any printing and all delegates are being offered a congress tablet...
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09 Sep 2014
David Cockroft makes his goodbyes
He recollected key disputes and some of the giants of trade union history, past and present, with whom he had worked, before stating: “Many union bodies are good...
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09 Sep 2014
Strong response to ITF Gaza appeal as further aid delivered
The ITF’s Gaza emergency appeal fund has topped 134,000 USD as the federation delivered its second shipment of desperately needed aid to Palestinians in the...
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09 Sep 2014
Thai pineapple industry urged to act over labour rights case
Natural Fruit began legal action against UK citizen Andy Hall in February 2013 for his part in producing the report Cheap Has a High Price, published by the...