The ITF report alleges that ICTSI profited from business dealings with dictators implicated in crimes against humanity in Sudan, Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling for an inquiry into the contract won by International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) to operate the Webb Dock terminal at the Port of Melbourne, Australia.
ITF President and Chair of the ITF Dockers’ Section Paddy Crumlin cites human and labor rights issues raised in a new report ICTSI Exposed. The ITF report alleges that ICTSI profited from business dealings with dictators implicated in crimes against humanity in Sudan, Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“This raises serious questions about the due diligence process and what consideration was given to ICTSI’s relationships with despotic regimes and subsequent threats to security standards on the Australian waterfront,” says Crumlin.
Union leaders have called on the government to investigate the company was awarded a contract to operate such a critical infrastructure asset in Australia.