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Ahead of a major global conference in April 2023, Regional Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), Edgar Diaz, paid a courtesy call on Labour Minister, Hon. Steadroy Benjamin on Tuesday.<\/p>

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Antigua is slated to host the ITF Global Tourism Conference and Executive Board Meeting which is being held in the Caribbean for the first time.<\/p>\n

The event is expected to draw hundreds of delegates from across the Caribbean and Latin America.<\/p>

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ITF Tourism Section Chair & Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean, David Massiah, accompanied Mr. Diaz on the visit. Mr. Massiah also serves as General Secretary of the Antigua & Barbuda Workers’ Union, the local affiliate of the ITF.<\/p>

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Several members of the ITF London office are also on-island conducting a reconnaissance exercise ahead of the conference.<\/p>\n

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