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20 May 2015
Press Release
ITF warns Australian government against backwards step on cabotage
The changes would dismantle a comprehensive reform package delivered by the previous government three years ago that created a level playing field in domestic...
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27 May 2015
Nepalese unions need your help to rebuild, says ITF
The Federation's four member unions in Nepal have been intensely involved in the emergency response, mobilising transport workers – many of whom were themselves...
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30 May 2015
Press Release
ITF comment on Doha container death
"This latest death highlights the importance of the ITFs campaign against overweight containers. The accurate measurement and regulation of containers by the...
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01 Jun 2015
Press Release
ITF urges Australian senate inquiry into FOC shipping and condemns government attacks on cabotage
The call follows the ITF’s recent condemnation (see http://goo.gl/HrKk0P) of the conservative Australian government’s moves to deregulate its shipping industry...
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03 Jun 2015
Press Release
Secret trade pact set to rob from the poor - and give to global transport firms
The documents are available here: https://wikileaks.org/tisa/ ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “This text would supercharge the most powerful companies in the...
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03 Jun 2015
Secret trade pact gives ‘consolidated power’ to global transport firms warns ITF
See the classified documents. It is alarmed that the deregulation envisaged in the text is about ideology not efficiency, and warns it would undermine ILO social...
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10 Jun 2015
Peru's dockworkers win
The ITF reacted quickly at the beginning of the dispute, providing strategic support via its Americas office. ITF officials approached President Humala about the...
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16 Jun 2015
Press Release
ITF and SRI chart a course on maritime human rights
The paper analysed replies by member states to a survey conducted by SRI on the implementation into their national laws of the IMO/ILO (International Labour...