ITF and ASOS have signed a landmark agreement to protect transport workers’ rights across the fashion destinations' supply chain. This will raise the bar for the transport workers who keep ASOS’s operations moving, from seafarers to warehouse and logistics workers. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/asos...

Governments, employers and workers came together at the ILO Technical Meeting on Decent Work in the Railways Sector last week. The voice of workers is critical to a foundation of safety, equality, and decent work in the developing railway sector. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/ilo-...

It is with deep sadness that the ITF marks the passing of Peter McEwen (MBE MNM), former Deputy General Secretary of @nautilusint.org and a tireless advocate for seafarers around the world, at the age of 78. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/pete...

Solidarity to @rmtunion.bsky.social Transport for London (TFL) workers striking this week for fairer pay and safer conditions. London Underground is recording record profits and has returned to pre-Covid passenger levels but is being staffed by 2,000 fewer workers.

19 seafarers abandoned on sanctioned ship in Persian Gulf. Maritime authorities in the United Arab Emirates must act now to save the seafarers who are trapped aboard the oil tanker, Global Peace, holding fake agreements and no insurance. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/uae-...

The ITF has campaigned against Flags of Convenience for more than 75 years, warning of their links to abuses of seafarers’ rights and criminality. We must continue to challenge this exploitative system.

The ITF has campaigned against Flags of Convenience for more than 75 years, warning of their links to abuses of seafarers’ rights and criminality. We must continue to challenge this exploitative system.

🇸🇦 The ITF and the Saudi National Committee of Workers’ Committees (SNC) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve protections for transport workers across the Kingdom, Workers need to be at the heart of shaping the future of the transport sector!

The climate crisis directly threatens labour rights - genuine consultation with unions is vital to ensuring a just transition that delivers protections for working people most at risk. Full story 👇 www.itfglobal.org/en/news/icj-...

ITF, global logistics company Logística Sesé México, and Mexican union VLT, have signed a landmark agreement committing to implementing ITF’s new 8 Principles for Decent Work in Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics across SeSé’s operations. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-...

🇲🇽 The Government of Mexico City and the ITF have signed a landmark cooperation agenda to protect and promote the rights of transport workers throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup ⚽️🏆 www.itfglobal.org/en/news/mexi...

Join @c40cities.bsky.social webinar to hear ITF’s Steve Biggs and Jeremy Anderson discuss why the voice of dockers must be at the heart of a just transition to a sustainable ports industry.

"The lack of accountability means seafarers may be deprived of wages, work in unsafe conditions and risk being abandoned at sea." Part 3 of an investigative series by Context and ITF looks at dark shipping and why it is dangerous for workers. www.context.news/money-power-...

"Strong unions need women. Women must have spaces to organise. Women’s issues must be part of the bargaining agenda. Women must be in leadership." 👏 Sheela Naikwade, MSTKS, at @atucomms.bsky.social International Convention #OurVoiceOurPower #OurPublicTransport #ThisIsOurWorldToo

"There is a shortage of good, union jobs with decent working conditions, while corporate profiteering, negligence and greed is rising" Steve Cotton, ITF General Secretary at @atucomms.bsky.social International Convention #OurVoiceOurPower #OurPublicTransport

In the 1st part of an investigative series we will be bringing you this week, ITF and Context uncover how seafarers are being illegally recruited, scammed into dangerous work and then abandoned at sea. www.context.news/money-power-...

Union win! 🇩🇪 Congratulations to ver.di members at the DHL Express hub in Leipzig for voting in favour of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new agreement means an 11.3% increase in wages over the next 2 years and increased investment in training allowances for workers.

Young transport workers are on the frontlines of AI, automation and platform exploitation. On International Youth Day, we're standing with young workers around the world and highlighting the issues that matter to them.

🇲🇲 The Independent Federation of Myanmar Seafarers (IFOMS) is celebrating the opening of its new headquarters in Thailand. The ITF will be making resources available to IFOMS as part of strengthening our organising programmes across the Asia-Pacific region.

Last week, the ITF Arab World co-led an Arab Women in Maritime Association workshop alongside @imohq.bsky.social and World Maritime University. This milestone event marked an important moment in promoting women leaders in maritime and shaping the future of the sector. #ThisIsOurWorldToo

The ITF stand in solidarity with the Indonesian fishers who have filed a human trafficking lawsuit against US tuna brand Bumble Bee. Will you sign the open letter and help workers hold corporate power to account? www.greenpeace.org/southeastasi...

Union Win! Congratulations to 전전국공공운수사회서비스노조(Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union - KPTU) DSC branch for a new CBA with DHL.

ITF mourns the passing of George San Mateo, former national president of PISTON (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operador Nationwide). George, a former driver, dedicated his life to defending the rights and dignity of drivers, operators, and working people, and was a fearless leader.

The ITF expresses its deepest alarm at the unfolding catastrophic situation in Gaza and across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including mass killings, starvation and forced displacement. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-...

The ITF Fishers' Rights Network and Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia signed an agreement in Jakarta yesterday to continue and expand our joint work in the fisheries sector. The agreement solidifies a vital partnership for the ITF's Global Justice for Fishers campaign www.justiceforfishers.org

Our thoughts and condolences are with all those affected by the tragic crash of an Angara Airlines flight in Russia today. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The ITF joins Maritime Union of Australia and transport unions globally in mourning the loss of Jimmy Donovan, a former Waterside Workers' Federation (WWF) and MUA Sydney Branch official, and a resolute member of the working class until his last day. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/jimm...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation mourns the loss of Dr Susan Michaelis, a pioneering voice for aviation safety and a tireless campaigner for lobular breast cancer research, who passed away on 9 July 2025 at the age of 63. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/dr-s...

“Any ship captain who is upholding international standards would have no reason to refuse access to the ITF Inspector, so an increasing number of refusals is reason for concern.” - Unifor National President and ITF Executive Board Member @lanapayne.bsky.social www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

📈Seafarer abandonment is rising in 2025! Over 2,280 seafarers have been abandoned aboard 222 vessels so far this year - a 30% year on year increase - with $13.1 million in unpaid wages. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/seaf...

🎖️ Officer Lee Tae-Young to receive the 2025 @IMOHQ Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, in recognition of his heroic actions in saving 12 crew members when the fishing vessel 135 Geumseongho sank in Nov 2024. Congratulations Officer Lee Tae-Young 👏 www.imo.org/en/mediacent...

Sham unions like International Seafarers’ Union (ISU) are business operations that favour employers over workers. That was the message from Dutch MP, Mariëtte Patijn, when she met @nautilusint.org. Patjin is exploring new laws to stop sham unions like ISU. www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insi...

Union Win! Congratulations to @unifor.org members at DHL Express in Canada on a new CBA that includes a 15.75% wage increase. The win comes after a lockout and strike that had lasted nearly three weeks at DHL Express locations across Canada. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/unif...

Safe Rates save lives and build workers’ power! 41 road transport unions across 30 countries participated in the 2025 ITF Safe Rates Action Week. ITF unions reached thousands of workers, recruiting over 300 new members. #SafeRatesSaveLives

ITF is raising the alarm for seafarers and asking for the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Israeli ports to be designated as Warlike Operations Areas. The move would give seafarers the right to refuse to enter these zones and to be repatriated safely. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-...

Tell Slovenian Minister of Labour Luka Mesec to investigate and shut down the ISU–Lanibra sham. ISU is operated by the same people who run the private consultancy Lanibra that serves shipowners. It exists to protect employers – not seafarers. ✍️ Add your name: isu.exposed/take-action/...

The ITF is saddened by the recent passing of Dan Gallin, former General Secretary of IUF Global and founder of the Global Labour Institute in Geneva, at the age of 94. www.itfglobal.org/en/news/dan-...

The labour movement stands united when working people and their families are under threat. The ITF joins SEIU and the wider union movement in calling for an end to the ongoing raids and fear tactics targeting immigrant communities. Take action now: act.seiu.org/a/end-ice-ra... #SolidaritySummer

🇮🇳 In India, low pay and unfair pressure are causing a deadly crisis in the trucking industry. Drivers can work 16-20 hour days, with impossible schedules and no access to rest areas. #SafeRatesSaveLives

The authoritarian gvt of President Yoon Suk Yeol abolished Safe Rates in Korea in 2022, making roads more dangerous. The new gvt of President Lee must protect the rights of road transport workers and save lives. Take action 👇 #SafeRatesSavesLives www.itfglobal.org/en/campaigns...

🇰🇪 In Kenya, the rapidly growing raid-hailing sector is sacrificing safety for profit. Platform transport workers are being pushed beyond their limit: - Low pay - Long hours - Fatigue #SafeRatesSaveLives

Australia is taking the lead on Safe Rates! The road transport sector faced a major safety problem - 983 lives were lost on Australian roads between 2017-2022. The rise of gig economy platforms has further eroded safety standards and working conditions in the sector. #SafeRatesSaveLives

This year we partnered up with @itfglobalunion.bsky.social's campaign for #SafeRates, joining our demands on the Day Against Drivers Fatigue on June 21! Learn more: www.etf-europe.org/every-day-is... #EndDriverFatigue #WeAreETF

🚛 Driver fatigue kills — and it’s no accident. As part of Day Against Drivers Fatigue, ETF GS Livia Spera joined truck drivers, union leaders, MEP Vivien Costanzo, and @itfglobalunion.bsky.social 's Noel Howard at a @social.verdi.de event on exploitation in road freight. #EndDriverFatigue

A new ITF report exposes dangerous working conditions and deadly consequences for road transport workers across five continents. #SafeRatesSaveLives www.itfglobal.org/en/news/glob...

Trade unions and civil society rallied in Bonn at the #JuneClimateMeetings to demand that just transition for workers and all social groups is at the heart of climate talks. #ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice

💵 $250,000 in recovered wages for fishers! 37 Russian and Ukrainian fishers onboard the Hunter vessel abandoned in Las Palmas were unpaid for up to seven months. Trapped aboard the ship, they faced a constant cloud of uncertainty – until they decided to contact the ITF...(1/4)

The 2025 Safe Rates Action Week launches today! The ITF Road Transport Steering Committee in Berlin calls on governments and industry around the world to guarantee fair pay standards, good jobs, safe roads, and accountably across supply chains. #SafeRatesSaveLives

Fatigue isn’t a personal failing — it’s a structural failure. It’s the result of unsafe pay, long hours, and impossible schedules. This year, we say loud and clear: Safe Rates Save Lives. Stay tuned for actions, demands, and stories from the road. #SafeRates #EndDriverFatigue #WeAreETF

🚛 The longest day of the year is almost here. For too many drivers, every day feels like the longest. On 21 June, ETF and @itfglobalunion.bsky.social are uniting unions across Europe to shine a light on a silent crisis: driver fatigue. #EndDriverFatigue