Interntational Labor Rights

March 27, 2008

09:06
At 8pm on 29 March, millions of people, including trade union members, will be switching off their lights for one hour to raise awareness of the importance of conserving energy.
02:45
A former Ryanair pilot has won an award of almost £70,000 (US$140,000) after an employment tribunal in Scotland found that he had been unfairly dismissed and his contract breached.

March 26, 2008

07:45
Dockers in the Polish port of Gdynia are on their sixth day of strike action in a continuing effort to win a fair wage.

March 20, 2008

05:38
The ITF is carrying out a worldwide study on stress and fatigue in the aviation industry to strengthen its campaign activities and help win the argument for better working conditions.
03:31
Young transport workers are bringing their thoughts and experiences to the table as part of an initiative designed to make the work of the ITF more relevant to people aged 35 and under.

March 6, 2008

08:27
Trade unionists and human rights activists in towns and cities across the world are today voicing their opposition to the continued imprisonment of Mansour Osanloo and Mahmoud Salehi.
04:52
ITF-affiliated civil aviation unions have rejected a proposal put forward by Brazil’s civil aviation authority that is set to establish an “open skies” agreement in South America.
04:47
Temporary port workers in Chile are to be covered by a new agreement thanks to negotiations by Chilean dockers’ representatives.

March 5, 2008

09:46
Transport workers around the world will be marking International Women’s Day - now in its hundredth year - on Saturday 8 March to lobby for women’s rights and to increase their participation in the union movement.
09:27
The ITF, Viking Line and the Finnish Seamen’s Union (FSU) have announced that a negotiated settlement has been reached by all three parties involved in a dispute over the right of trade union members to take industrial action to prevent the reflagging of a vessel.