ITF World Congress Begins Sunday in Bulgaria

By Michelle Howard
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The four-yearly world congress of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) will begin on Sunday in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Running from August 10-16, the event is the ITF’s decision making event, at which its affiliated trade unions set the agenda for the next four years and elect its executive board, president, vice presidents and general secretary.

Approximately 1,800 people, including staff and participants from 371 trade unions in 116 countries, have registered for the congress, which will be the 43rd in the ITF’s 118 year history.

The event is being held at Sofia’s National Palace of Culture, and is hosted by the ITF’s affiliated Bulgarian unions, with special support from the Federation of Transport Trade Unions of Bulgaria (FTTUB).

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