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ITF General Secretary's address to the International Labour Conference ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton address to the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) Plenary Debates.

Thank you President, Vice Presidents, Director-General and distinguished delegates for the opportunity to address you today.

I am Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the I...

Statement to Members Year End 2025

Statement to members following the annual return of the International Transport Workers Federation for the year ended 31st December 2025, in accordance with Section 32A of the UK Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

barton_linda 01 Jun 2026

Cabin Crew Day 2026: Safety professionals – always have been, always will be Cabin crew are safety professionals. When a passenger collapses mid-flight. When smoke fills a cabin. When violence erupts onboard. When a security threat emerges at 35,000 feet. There is one group of workers trained to respond: cabin crew. 

Cabin crew are aviation’s first responders: t...

ITF stands in solidarity with Pakistan railway union after deadly Quetta bombing A suicide bombing targeting a train in Quetta on 24 May 2026 has killed more than 30 people and left over 100 others wounded in one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistan's railway network in years.  

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) condemns this atrocity in ...

Massachusetts app drivers unionise in landmark victory for platform workers in USA

The App Drivers Union (ADU) – backed by two ITF-affiliated unions, the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ (SEIU) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM Union) – has won state certification to represent approximately 70,000 rideshare drivers i...