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ITF argues that globally, Maersk pre-tax profits totalled US$49 billion across 2021 and 2022 but in 2021 it paid just 3.7% tax on its profits, and only 3% in 2022.
In contrast, the average Danish worker pays 39.1% income tax and social security contributions on their wages 13 times higher than the rate paid by Maersk, Dutch workers more than nine times as much, Argentinian workers more than eight times and ...
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International Transport Workers’ Federation general secretary Stephen Cotton has handed a ‘Global Letter of Protest’ to the leadership of DP World, owners of P&O Ferries, over the sacking of 800 UK seafarers.
The letter, delivered to DP World chief executive Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, called for the reinstatement of the sacked ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) warn that transport workers are particularly under threat in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The two trade unions say that they have received confirmed and unconfirmed of military targeting transport infrastructure, along with the recent battles for control of ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called for seafarers and aviation workers to be prioritised by governments in their Covid-19 vaccination programmes. It follow a joint UN statement supporting this position.
ITF says that transport workers and their families have been in the front lines of moving people and cargo ...
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Many transport people still lack access to decent sanitation, says the International Transport Workers' Federation. It adds that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated longstanding problems. Workers who prior to 2020 relied on the facilities at cafés and restaurants suddenly found those facilities closed during national lockdowns, and were forced to ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has pledged
support for the 10,000 members of the Finnish Post and Logistical
Workers’ Union PAU who have been on strike over new employment contracts
since 11 November. It has denounced the attempts by the Finnish
Government's Posti company to drive down wages. Other unions, including
the Finnish Aviation ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation dockers’ section has joined the International Cargo Handling and Coordinating Association (ICHCA) to advance the rights and safety of workers globally. An ITF delegation recently attended ICHCA’s International 20/20 Cargo Vision Conference and Exhibition led by Steve Biggs from Unite the Union and Bob Dhaliwhal ...
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A Cardiff University study on container port health and safety has identified a number of continuing dangers and flaws in the behavioural management systems commonly employed by operators. The study, commissioned by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and the International Transport Workers’ Federation pointed to inaccurate and under-reporting ...
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation has launched a week of action against what it describes as 'the Sea of Shame'. It says that there are still “shocking levels of crew abuse and unseaworthy vessels” on the Black Sea, two years after unions started an intensive campaign to expose them, and ...
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The International Transport Workers Federation has backed the UK Unite union's campaign to be recognised at DP World's new London Gateway port. It followed a meeting in London on 17 April that unanimously backed the involvement of Unite the Union at the London Gateway terminal. The union has complained that ...
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