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On #WorldFisheriesDay, the ITF is running first aid training and handing out first aid kits to fishers in Senegal and Indonesia
Fishing is the most dangerous job in the world, with thousands of fishers dying every year and many more injured.
Fishing is the most dangerous job in the world, with thousands of fishers dying every year and many more injured.
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On #WorldFisheriesDay, the ITF is running first aid training and handing out first aid kits to fishers in Senegal and Indonesia
Fishing is the most dangerous job in the world, with thousands of fishers dying every year and many more injured.
Fishing is the most dangerous job in the world, with thousands of fishers dying every year and many more injured.
On #WorldFisheriesDay, the @financialtimes.com is shining a light on modern slavery in fishing.
Tuna is one of the most consumed fish in the world but the food on your plate may have been caught by fishers facing human rights abuses - beatings, excessive hours and inadequate food.
Tuna is one of the most consumed fish in the world but the food on your plate may have been caught by fishers facing human rights abuses - beatings, excessive hours and inadequate food.
Major retailers are selling tuna from fisheries where crews are exploited and abused — and certification schemes fail to prevent it. on.ft.com/3KakoOZ
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On #WorldFisheriesDay, the @financialtimes.com is shining a light on modern slavery in fishing.
Tuna is one of the most consumed fish in the world but the food on your plate may have been caught by fishers facing human rights abuses - beatings, excessive hours and inadequate food.
Tuna is one of the most consumed fish in the world but the food on your plate may have been caught by fishers facing human rights abuses - beatings, excessive hours and inadequate food.
At #COP30 this week, ITF Affiliate, CNTTL, has been demonstrating union power both in transport meetings and on the streets.
The transition to a lower carbon future must be a just transition with decent work in all sectors and regions.
#climatejusticeworkerjustice
The transition to a lower carbon future must be a just transition with decent work in all sectors and regions.
#climatejusticeworkerjustice
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At #COP30 this week, ITF Affiliate, CNTTL, has been demonstrating union power both in transport meetings and on the streets.
The transition to a lower carbon future must be a just transition with decent work in all sectors and regions.
#climatejusticeworkerjustice
The transition to a lower carbon future must be a just transition with decent work in all sectors and regions.
#climatejusticeworkerjustice
On 20 Nov we honour the trans and gender-diverse people whose lives were taken this year — and reaffirm that trade unions must stand with trans workers.
TMM reports 281 murders this year, 90% of victims were trans women or transfeminine people.
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are trade union rights.
TMM reports 281 murders this year, 90% of victims were trans women or transfeminine people.
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are trade union rights.
Defending trans people in the workplace
Statement by the Council of Global Unions LGBTI Committee to mark Transgender Day of RemembranceNovember 20 is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (
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November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
On 20 Nov we honour the trans and gender-diverse people whose lives were taken this year — and reaffirm that trade unions must stand with trans workers.
TMM reports 281 murders this year, 90% of victims were trans women or transfeminine people.
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are trade union rights.
TMM reports 281 murders this year, 90% of victims were trans women or transfeminine people.
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are trade union rights.
“There’s a lot of focus on job creation, but not on the quality of those jobs, and that’s a key problem” 👏
- Giulia Laganà, @ituc.bsky.social Just Transition and Climate Director.
#COP30 #ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
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- Giulia Laganà, @ituc.bsky.social Just Transition and Climate Director.
#COP30 #ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
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‘Without our expertise, mistakes get made’: the Cop30 campaign to give workers a voice
In this week’s newsletter: The green transition’s effect on workers is a hot topic, as advocates push for those working at the frontlines to have a say in climate policy
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“There’s a lot of focus on job creation, but not on the quality of those jobs, and that’s a key problem” 👏
- Giulia Laganà, @ituc.bsky.social Just Transition and Climate Director.
#COP30 #ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Giulia Laganà, @ituc.bsky.social Just Transition and Climate Director.
#COP30 #ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
On #WorldToiletDay, these photos of so-called toilets onboard Thai fishing vessels show the shocking reality faced by fishers at sea.
Trade unions have the power to change this reality by negotiating sanitation rights for fishers globally.
Trade unions have the power to change this reality by negotiating sanitation rights for fishers globally.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On #WorldToiletDay, these photos of so-called toilets onboard Thai fishing vessels show the shocking reality faced by fishers at sea.
Trade unions have the power to change this reality by negotiating sanitation rights for fishers globally.
Trade unions have the power to change this reality by negotiating sanitation rights for fishers globally.
🇳🇱 ITF affiliate @fvnspoor.bsky.social have negotiated the inclusion of menstrual measures in agreements with Dutch Railways 👏
✅ Flexible working patterns
✅ Free menstrual products
✅ Open dialogue
#WorldToiletDay #ThisIsOurWorldToo
✅ Flexible working patterns
✅ Free menstrual products
✅ Open dialogue
#WorldToiletDay #ThisIsOurWorldToo
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🇳🇱 ITF affiliate @fvnspoor.bsky.social have negotiated the inclusion of menstrual measures in agreements with Dutch Railways 👏
✅ Flexible working patterns
✅ Free menstrual products
✅ Open dialogue
#WorldToiletDay #ThisIsOurWorldToo
✅ Flexible working patterns
✅ Free menstrual products
✅ Open dialogue
#WorldToiletDay #ThisIsOurWorldToo
On #WorldToiletDay, ITF is calling for all transport workers, especially women, to have safe access to decent sanitation.
This year, we're highlighting the issues facing maritime workers, all of which can and must be urgently resolved
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
This year, we're highlighting the issues facing maritime workers, all of which can and must be urgently resolved
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
On #WorldToiletDay, ITF is calling for all transport workers, especially women, to have safe access to decent sanitation.
This year, we're highlighting the issues facing maritime workers, all of which can and must be urgently resolved
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
This year, we're highlighting the issues facing maritime workers, all of which can and must be urgently resolved
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
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RMT warns of widespread welfare failures leaving women transport workers without safe toilet access
Coinciding with UN World Toilet Day, RMT is highlighting inadequate welfare for provision for transport workers.
rmtunion.org/47ZiM2t
Coinciding with UN World Toilet Day, RMT is highlighting inadequate welfare for provision for transport workers.
rmtunion.org/47ZiM2t
RMT warns of widespread welfare failures leaving women transport workers without safe toilet access
RMT today exposed widespread failures in welfare provision for transport workers, with new survey evidence and frontline testimony showing that women in particular are being denied safe, clean and acc...
rmtunion.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
RMT warns of widespread welfare failures leaving women transport workers without safe toilet access
Coinciding with UN World Toilet Day, RMT is highlighting inadequate welfare for provision for transport workers.
rmtunion.org/47ZiM2t
Coinciding with UN World Toilet Day, RMT is highlighting inadequate welfare for provision for transport workers.
rmtunion.org/47ZiM2t
✊Stronger protections for migrant fishers
The @ilo.org has adopted new guidelines to protect the many migrant fishers worldwide who face exploitation during recruitment — a major win for fair, transparent and safe work at sea.
Now governments and employers must act.
Read more: ⬇️
The @ilo.org has adopted new guidelines to protect the many migrant fishers worldwide who face exploitation during recruitment — a major win for fair, transparent and safe work at sea.
Now governments and employers must act.
Read more: ⬇️
Migrant Fishers to be Protected During Recruitment Under Landmark ILO Guidelines
ITF and ETF demand action from governments and industry to ensure “crucial step forward” for fishers The International Transp
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November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
✊Stronger protections for migrant fishers
The @ilo.org has adopted new guidelines to protect the many migrant fishers worldwide who face exploitation during recruitment — a major win for fair, transparent and safe work at sea.
Now governments and employers must act.
Read more: ⬇️
The @ilo.org has adopted new guidelines to protect the many migrant fishers worldwide who face exploitation during recruitment — a major win for fair, transparent and safe work at sea.
Now governments and employers must act.
Read more: ⬇️
🇮🇩 The Indonesian Fisheries Workers Union has partnered with 15 ports worldwide.
The partnership will mean union support for working conditions, health and emergency situations for over 25,000 Indonesian fisheries workers.
Unions protect workers!
www.nu.or.id/nasional/ber...
The partnership will mean union support for working conditions, health and emergency situations for over 25,000 Indonesian fisheries workers.
Unions protect workers!
www.nu.or.id/nasional/ber...
Bermitra dengan 15 Pelabuhan Dunia, Serikat Pekerja Perikanan Perkuat Jaringan Global
Kolaborasi ini memberikan jalur dukungan langsung bagi pekerja perikanan Indonesia yang membutuhkan bantuan.
www.nu.or.id
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🇮🇩 The Indonesian Fisheries Workers Union has partnered with 15 ports worldwide.
The partnership will mean union support for working conditions, health and emergency situations for over 25,000 Indonesian fisheries workers.
Unions protect workers!
www.nu.or.id/nasional/ber...
The partnership will mean union support for working conditions, health and emergency situations for over 25,000 Indonesian fisheries workers.
Unions protect workers!
www.nu.or.id/nasional/ber...
⚓ Captain Yu’s two-year ordeal in a violent Honduras prison shows the brutal reality of seafarer criminalisation.
The ITF stands with all seafarers unjustly detained or blamed for crimes they did not commit.✊
#SeafarerCriminalisation
Read the full story👇
The ITF stands with all seafarers unjustly detained or blamed for crimes they did not commit.✊
#SeafarerCriminalisation
Read the full story👇
Chinese captain refused to falsely accuse fellow crew members, wrongfully imprisoned for 2 years! | World Ports Organization
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November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
⚓ Captain Yu’s two-year ordeal in a violent Honduras prison shows the brutal reality of seafarer criminalisation.
The ITF stands with all seafarers unjustly detained or blamed for crimes they did not commit.✊
#SeafarerCriminalisation
Read the full story👇
The ITF stands with all seafarers unjustly detained or blamed for crimes they did not commit.✊
#SeafarerCriminalisation
Read the full story👇
A message from Eric Campos, President of ITF affiliate FESIMETRO, at the UITP Latin America Forum in Medellín 🇨🇴
#OurPublicTransport
#OurPublicTransport
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A message from Eric Campos, President of ITF affiliate FESIMETRO, at the UITP Latin America Forum in Medellín 🇨🇴
#OurPublicTransport
#OurPublicTransport
As #COP30 continues in Brazil 🇧🇷, ITF is shining a spotlight on the vital transport workers on the frontline of climate change.
Junior, a bus depot supervisor in São Paulo, is calling for a just transition that protects workers.
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
Junior, a bus depot supervisor in São Paulo, is calling for a just transition that protects workers.
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As #COP30 continues in Brazil 🇧🇷, ITF is shining a spotlight on the vital transport workers on the frontline of climate change.
Junior, a bus depot supervisor in São Paulo, is calling for a just transition that protects workers.
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
Junior, a bus depot supervisor in São Paulo, is calling for a just transition that protects workers.
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
At the "Just transition in the maritime and port sectors" session, held by ITF affiliate CONTTMAF at #COP30, Carlos Müller highlighted the progress made in trade union representation in Brazil as seafarers and dockers are starting to shaping the future of the maritime industry.
#WorkerJustice
#WorkerJustice
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
At the "Just transition in the maritime and port sectors" session, held by ITF affiliate CONTTMAF at #COP30, Carlos Müller highlighted the progress made in trade union representation in Brazil as seafarers and dockers are starting to shaping the future of the maritime industry.
#WorkerJustice
#WorkerJustice
#COP30 is happening in Brazil right now. ITF is there as the voice of transport workers calling for a just transition.
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
#COP30 is happening in Brazil right now. ITF is there as the voice of transport workers calling for a just transition.
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
#ClimateJusticeWorkerJustice
✈️On Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) Day, ITF celebrates the skilled professionals who keep our skies safe.
As aviation evolves with automation, ATSEPs remain vital to ensure innovation strengthens safety.
Thank you for keeping flights safe!👏🌏
As aviation evolves with automation, ATSEPs remain vital to ensure innovation strengthens safety.
Thank you for keeping flights safe!👏🌏
ATSEP Day: Time to Thank the Aviation Experts Keeping Us Safe
On Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel Day, the ITF thanks the dedicated community at the heart of global aviation.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
✈️On Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (ATSEP) Day, ITF celebrates the skilled professionals who keep our skies safe.
As aviation evolves with automation, ATSEPs remain vital to ensure innovation strengthens safety.
Thank you for keeping flights safe!👏🌏
As aviation evolves with automation, ATSEPs remain vital to ensure innovation strengthens safety.
Thank you for keeping flights safe!👏🌏
Two Ethiopian fishers have been abandoned and forcibly removed from their vessel in Iran after months without pay.
The ITF condemns this blatant abuse and demands their immediate safety, payment and repatriation. ✊
The ITF condemns this blatant abuse and demands their immediate safety, payment and repatriation. ✊
Abandoned Ethiopian fishers held in Iran subjected to modern slavery and abuse
ITF condemns forced disembarkation of fishers being held in Bushehr, Iran.The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) demands immedia
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November 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Two Ethiopian fishers have been abandoned and forcibly removed from their vessel in Iran after months without pay.
The ITF condemns this blatant abuse and demands their immediate safety, payment and repatriation. ✊
The ITF condemns this blatant abuse and demands their immediate safety, payment and repatriation. ✊
ITF and affiliates are at #COP30 calling for a just transition that guarantees opportunities and protection for workers.
Decarbonisation must be accompanied by investments in professional training, technological innovation, and occupational safety.
No worker should be left behind!
Decarbonisation must be accompanied by investments in professional training, technological innovation, and occupational safety.
No worker should be left behind!
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
ITF and affiliates are at #COP30 calling for a just transition that guarantees opportunities and protection for workers.
Decarbonisation must be accompanied by investments in professional training, technological innovation, and occupational safety.
No worker should be left behind!
Decarbonisation must be accompanied by investments in professional training, technological innovation, and occupational safety.
No worker should be left behind!
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🌍The climate crisis is hitting hard — destroying lives, jobs & communities.
At #COP30, it's time for real action! Workers & unions demand:
✅#JustTransition
✅#ClimateJustice for all
✅An end to fossil fuel subsidies
✅Protection of rights & democracy
✅A strong Gender Action Plan
👉 buff.ly/7slFIcW
At #COP30, it's time for real action! Workers & unions demand:
✅#JustTransition
✅#ClimateJustice for all
✅An end to fossil fuel subsidies
✅Protection of rights & democracy
✅A strong Gender Action Plan
👉 buff.ly/7slFIcW
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🌍The climate crisis is hitting hard — destroying lives, jobs & communities.
At #COP30, it's time for real action! Workers & unions demand:
✅#JustTransition
✅#ClimateJustice for all
✅An end to fossil fuel subsidies
✅Protection of rights & democracy
✅A strong Gender Action Plan
👉 buff.ly/7slFIcW
At #COP30, it's time for real action! Workers & unions demand:
✅#JustTransition
✅#ClimateJustice for all
✅An end to fossil fuel subsidies
✅Protection of rights & democracy
✅A strong Gender Action Plan
👉 buff.ly/7slFIcW
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🌍✊ At the Global Climate Mayors Summit during #COP30, workers’ voices were front & centre!
Together with Giulia Laganà @ituc.bsky.social, Antonio Lisboa @cutbrasil.bsky.social, BWI & @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, we stressed a clear message 📢There is no #JustTransition without workers at the heart.
Together with Giulia Laganà @ituc.bsky.social, Antonio Lisboa @cutbrasil.bsky.social, BWI & @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, we stressed a clear message 📢There is no #JustTransition without workers at the heart.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌍✊ At the Global Climate Mayors Summit during #COP30, workers’ voices were front & centre!
Together with Giulia Laganà @ituc.bsky.social, Antonio Lisboa @cutbrasil.bsky.social, BWI & @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, we stressed a clear message 📢There is no #JustTransition without workers at the heart.
Together with Giulia Laganà @ituc.bsky.social, Antonio Lisboa @cutbrasil.bsky.social, BWI & @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, we stressed a clear message 📢There is no #JustTransition without workers at the heart.
Many European ships fly under the British flag because UK laws allow companies to employ workers on so-called transit visas, effectively reducing them to little more than illegal labourers.
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How migrant fishermen followed their catch from Ghana to Denmark -and back - MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian fishermen who migrated to Europe because of overfishing along Ghana’s coastline have found themselves exploited in the European fishing industry.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Many European ships fly under the British flag because UK laws allow companies to employ workers on so-called transit visas, effectively reducing them to little more than illegal labourers.
www.myjoyonline.com/how-migrant-...
www.myjoyonline.com/how-migrant-...
Women drivers and conductors came together last week at a 'Women moving Maharastra' workshop in Pune, India organised by ITF and MSTKS 🇮🇳
Women must have spaces to organise. Women’s issues must be part of the bargaining agenda. Women must be in leadership.
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
Women must have spaces to organise. Women’s issues must be part of the bargaining agenda. Women must be in leadership.
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Women drivers and conductors came together last week at a 'Women moving Maharastra' workshop in Pune, India organised by ITF and MSTKS 🇮🇳
Women must have spaces to organise. Women’s issues must be part of the bargaining agenda. Women must be in leadership.
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
Women must have spaces to organise. Women’s issues must be part of the bargaining agenda. Women must be in leadership.
#ThisIsOurWorldToo
✍️ ITF Statement on the horrific attack on the Doncaster to London LNER train service on Saturday 1st November.
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@rmtunion.bsky.social @aslefunion.bsky.social @tssa.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
✍️ ITF Statement on the horrific attack on the Doncaster to London LNER train service on Saturday 1st November.
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@rmtunion.bsky.social @aslefunion.bsky.social @tssa.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social
Shore leave is disappearing and with it, a vital lifeline for seafarers’ wellbeing.
New research from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust shows a sharp global decline in time ashore. It’s time to defend every seafarer’s right to rest and reconnect.
Read more 👇
New research from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust shows a sharp global decline in time ashore. It’s time to defend every seafarer’s right to rest and reconnect.
Read more 👇
Seafarers’ Access to Shore Leave Has Consistently Declined Since Pandemic
A new study among the providers of shore services for seafarers confirmed the concerns over the decline in access to shore leave and the time spent a...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Shore leave is disappearing and with it, a vital lifeline for seafarers’ wellbeing.
New research from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust shows a sharp global decline in time ashore. It’s time to defend every seafarer’s right to rest and reconnect.
Read more 👇
New research from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust shows a sharp global decline in time ashore. It’s time to defend every seafarer’s right to rest and reconnect.
Read more 👇