Seafarers trapped near the Persian Gulf are still suffering – reduced to one meal a day and struggling with their mental health, sleep and finances. This must end now: seafarers must be repatriated home and protected from war. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...

Sailors Working in Strait of Hormuz Are Caught in Crossfire of Iran War

Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.

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✈️ Congratulations to CUPE Local 8125 and its members on reaching this important milestone. ITF stands with flight attendants everywhere in the fight for fair pay, decent working conditions and respect for the vital role they play keeping aviation moving. www.cbc.ca/news/world/w...

WestJet, CUPE reach tentative deal to end flight attendants' strike that left travellers in limbo | CBC News

Calgary-based WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike ​that has led to the cancellation ‌of hundreds of flights, both sides said early Monday.

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ITF extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives in the ferry fire off the coast of Indonesia. Our thoughts are with all the passengers, crew and emergency responders involved in this tragic incident. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Five dead and 41 missing after Indonesia ferry catches fire

The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.

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In Livingstone, ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton and ITF Africa Regional Secretary Mohammed Dauda Safiyanu and ITF’s National Coordinating Committee of Zambia met with Hon. Rodney Sikumba, Zambia's Tourism Minister and Chair of the UN Tourism Regional Commission for Africa.

Seafarers face growing danger as conflicts continue to threaten vital shipping routes. Urgent action is needed to protect transport workers, ensure the safe repatriation of seafarers and return to peace talks.

✈️ A media exposé is shining a light on the horrific abuse and harassment faced by cabin crew – from verbal abuse and intimidation to sexual harassment by passengers and colleagues. Cabin crew have the right to a safe, respectful workplace. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The secret lives of flight attendants: ‘British passengers always drink like they’ve never drunk before’

Lewd propositions, drunken tirades, groping, grumbling and grubby behaviour – cabin crew have to experience it all, at altitude. They open up about the horrors they’ve seen from passengers and colleag...

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ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton visited Albania this week. He met the government and ITF affiliate, the Federation of Transport and Telecommunication Workers' Unions of Albania.

Civilian transport workers are paying the price for conflicts they have no part in. ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton calls for an immediate end to attacks on transport workers, safe passage for merchant shipping and a return to diplomacy.

ITF condemns the escalating attacks on merchant shipping and transport workers in the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea + Sea of Azov. "Whatever the conflict, wherever it is, civilian transport workers must be protected,” said Stephen Cotton, ITF General Secretary www.itfglobal.org/en/news/stop...

Stop killing transport workers: ITF sounds alarm as attacks on shipping and transport workers escalate again

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has condemned another sharp escalation in attacks on merchant shipping and transport workers on two fronts – the US-Iran war

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“I condemn all unwarranted attacks on civilian merchant vessels arising from geopolitical conflicts. Such acts endanger seafarers, threaten the safety of navigation, disrupt global supply chains and undermine the principles upon which international shipping depends.” www.imo.org/en/mediacent...

⚓ Six seafarers abandoned. Some crew members have been trapped on board for more than 13 months. Some going six months without pay. The six remaining seafarers are still waiting to be repatriated and are owed more than USD 68,000 in wages. 🔗 www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/aban...

Abandoned and unpaid: seafarers left stranded, owed $68,000 in Las Palmas | ITF Seafarers

Turkish-owned vessel detained with fake safety papers, a forged wage-security certificate, and crew owed USD68,000 in wages

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Transport workers did not create the fuel price crisis – they must not be made to pay the cost. As conflict + global instability drive up fuel prices, road transport workers are facing rising costs, growing pressure + increasing risks to their income and health. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/road...

Road transport workers must not pay the cost of the fuel price crisis

The ITF calls for urgent action to protect transport workers, passengers and communities. The Road Transport Section Steering

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⚓ As seafarers continue to face risks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the ITF and shipping companies around the world that make up the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) have agreed to maintain the area's designation as a Warlike Operations Area. 🔗 www.itfglobal.org/en/news/join...

Joint ITF–JNG Statement: Warlike Operations Area in Strait of Hormuz continues under weekly review

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG), as social partners of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), have agreed to mainta

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🇹🇿 COTWU are organising for Safe Rates at Dar es Salaam international bus terminal to build worker power and raise awareness about the importance of good mental health for drivers. #SafeRatesSaveLives

🇳🇵ITF affiliate NETWON are organising drivers at Kathmandu Airport this week in the struggle for fair pay, proper road infrastructure, clean facilities for workers, and effective social dialogue with unions. #SafeRatesSaveLives

The ITF is deeply saddened by the death of Martin Kazungu, a digital taxi driver in Kenya found dead in his car as a result of exhaustion. Solidarity with TAWU Kenya and all workers who held a vigil at the Ministry of Transport. No one should lose their life while at work.

Young workers for Safe Rates! ✊ Our Youth Committee showing solidarity with drivers and unions across the world fighting for fair pay. #SafeRatesSaveLives

We brought unions from around the world together in London to build worker power in the tourism sector ⛱️ Tourism depends on our members - and we're doubling down on our demands ✊ #WeMoveTheWorld youtu.be/YPbhn_uQlt8

2026 ITF Tourism Conference

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Safe roads start with safe jobs. During the @itfglobalunion.bsky.social Safe Rates Week of Action, #Unifor stands with transport workers fighting for fair pay, safer working conditions and the right to bargain. Safe rates save lives. #canlab #cdnpoli www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

ITF Week of Action Statement

This week, transport workers and unions around the world are joining the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s Safe Rates Week of Action. Unifor is with them, fully and without reservation.The...

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DP World – hands off Lyttelton Port! We stand in solidarity with our New Zealand affiliates, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ), and the Rail & Maritime Transport Union (RMTU), in opposing the operational lease for Lyttelton Port being given to DP World. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/dp-w...

DP World lease threatens jobs, safety, community – New Zealand unions warn

Granting DP World a lease to run Lyttleton Port is backdoor privatisation that will strip Christchurch of a profitable public asset.

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🇺🇦 A landmark victory for railway workers in Ukraine. ✊ The Trade Union of Railwaymen and Transport Construction Workers of Ukraine has secured a major legal victory after a court ruled that Ukrzaliznytsia acted unlawfully. Read more: zalp.org.ua/novyny/sud-p...

Суд повернув залізничникам право на «оздоровчі»: профспілка виграла безпрецедентну справу - Профспілка залізничників і транспортних будівельників України

22 квітня 2026 року Печерський районний суд м. Києва ухвалив рішення, яке вже називають одним із найважливіших для системи трудових відносин в умовах воєнного

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We are launching the 2026 ITF Safe Rates Action Week! Road transport unions worldwide are fighting back against the pressures pushing drivers to their absolute limits and endangering lives - low pay, long hours, chronic fatigue, job insecurity and platform algorithms.

The first Global Report on Women in Tourism Transport has been launched by UN Tourism and the ITF. Together, we have committed to a 3 year programme of work to tackle inequality, improve working conditions & create more opportunities for women across the sector. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/un-t...

UN Tourism and ITF call for action on women in tourism transport

The Global Report on Women in Tourism Transport, launched today, provides the first global, sex-disaggregated evidence base on women working across air, land and water passenger transport.

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Transport keeps tourism moving, but women remain drastically under-represented across the sector.  The first-ever Global Report on Women in Tourism Transport shines a light on the barriers women continue to face. Watch the launch event from UN Tourism and the ITF: www.youtube.com/live/-CLARc5...

Launch Event of the Global Report on Women in Tourism Transport

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ITF Tourism Conference day 2! On the agenda today - gender equality in tourism transport alongside UN Tourism and SWELL. For more, join tomorrow’s official online launch of ITF and UN Tourism’s Global Report on Women in Tourism Transport: www.untourism.int/event/online...

"Trade unions give women the means to collectively bring their needs to an employer. They are the empowerment tools to make tourism an attractive sector for all women workers." Natalie Swan, ITF Director of Women Transport Workers & Gender Equality. #ThisIsOurWorldToo

"Across sectors, including Tourism, the ITF is working with affiliates and industry to strengthen labour standards, improve safety and job quality, and support more resilient supply chains." Stephen Cotton, ITF General Secretary, at the ITF Tourism Conference #WeMoveTheWorld

The ITF Tourism Services Section Conference is ON. 🏖️ Tourism unions from across the globe are gathered at ITF House, London - to address the challenges facing workers in the tourism sector.

✊ 🎉 Landmark victories for railway workers in Canada and the USA. "When we organise and stand together, we can win what we deserve," said ITF Railway Workers' Section Chair Julio Sosa. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/unio...

Union power in action: North American railway workers show the way to win

In Canada and the USA, railway workers from Unifor, the Transportation Communications Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have won landma

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The ITF cautiously welcomes the US-Iran peace agreement – but words on paper must translate into action. For more than 100 days, transport workers have been killed, injured, detained and stranded by a conflict they did not create. Read the full statement 👇 www.itfglobal.org/en/news/stat...

Statement by ITF General Secretary on the US-Iran Peace Framework

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) cautiously welcomes the US-Iran peace framework – but words on paper must now translate into action for the transport worke

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