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World congress set for Mexico City

News Release International Transport Federation (ITF) July 23, 2010
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congress of global union organisation the ITF (International Transport Workers&#8217;
Federation) will be held in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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thousand three hundred and seventy six participants from 368 unions in 112
countries are expected to <A name=OLE_LINK1>attend the four-yearly event,
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">the first
to be held in <st1:place w:st="on">Latin America</st1:place>.
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conference will be held at the conference venue, the </SPAN><SPAN
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Reforma Hotel &amp; Convention Centre, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">on 5
August at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="30" Hour="13">13:30</st1:time>. For all
those who can&#8217;t attend that there is a wealth of information online about the
event, its aims and history (see the press area <A
href="http://www.itfcongress2010.org/press.cfm">www.itfcongress2010.org/press.cfm</A>
or the congress site at <A
href="http://www.itfcongress2010.org/">www.itfcongress2010.org</A>).<SPAN
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