ITF and ETF stand in solidarity with striking Ryanair workers

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) support Ryanair cabin crew taking industrial action on 25 and 26 July. Tomorrow [25 July] and Thursday, Ryanair cabin crew in Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain will be striking over the persistent failure of the company to improve their pay and working conditions. […]


July 24, 2018

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The ITF has united with its affiliate the Thai Airways International Union (TG Union) and the State Enterprise Workers Relations Confederation (SERC) to bring a complaint to the International Labour Organization (ILO) about the government of Thailand’s failure to protect workers’ rights. The complaint, to the ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association, said the Thai […]


January 21, 2016

ITF and ITUC present Qatar Airways case to ILO

Global union organisations the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and the ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) today submitted a case against the state of Qatar to the ILO (International Labour Organization) in Geneva. The case – delivered this morning to the United Nations organisation – accuses Qatar of allowing its state-owned airline, Qatar Airways, to […]


June 5, 2014

Press conference Wednesday: ITF mission to Swaziland reports

Swaziland and South Africa-based media are invited to a press conference in Mbabane, Swaziland, on Wednesday to hear the results of a two day fact-finding mission to investigate labour conditions and allegations of severe anti-trade union actions by the Swazi government. The mission has been mounted by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and comprises […]


February 25, 2014