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Day of action

Hundreds of thousands of workers around the world start an international action week organised by the International Transport Workers’ Federation this Monday (6 October). Road transport and railway workers will be joined this year by dockers and seafarer colleagues on 9 October in a day dedicated to the safety of containers. They will also highlight issues such as deregulation, outsourcing, working conditions, safety issues, HIV/AIDS, driver fatigue and enforcement of ... [+]

Good truck guide

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) have publiished the 2014 European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) Multilateral Quota User Guide. It lists all documents required on board a vehicle when making transport operations under an ECMT multilateral licence, as well as other key ... [+]

Unions to protest against ferry workers’ low pay

Trade unionists are to stage a protest at the gates of Portsmouth Commercial Port at 16:00 on the afternoon of Tuesday 18 February against the employment practices of Channel Islands operator Condor Ferries. The company is accused by the unions of paying as little as £2.35 per hour to Ukrainian ... [+]

Unions bury the hatchet with DHL

The UNI union and International Transport Workers Federation, the ITF say they have reached agreement with Deutsche Post-DHL over trade union recognition in a number of countries. Together with the OECD, they have issued a joint statement which they say addresses some key areas in dispute and aims to turns ... [+]

Trade unionist’s father ‘assassinated’ in bitter docks dispute

A bitter Honduras port dispute has taken a fatal turn after the father of a trade union leader was murdered. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says that the father of Victor Crespo – the Honduran trade union leader received death threats for his work at Puerto Cortés port – ... [+]

Workers keep up pressure on DHL

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and UNI Global Union harangued express carrier DHL over global workers rights outside London Fashion Week on 15 February. Two models dressed in high fashion clothes crafted out of packaging materials, and made up to match, paraded outside the DHL-sponsored event -at London's Somerset ... [+]

Union steps up pressure on parcels firms

The International Transport Workers Federation has relaunched it joint action with the International Trade Union Confederation on worker conditions at DHL ahead of the release of the freight giant's financial results on 8 March, including a new website, Respect at DHL (www.respectatdhl.org). The unions want DHL to guarantee the same ... [+]