Rob Johnston is the assistant general secretary of the

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s in the seafaring,

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, road, rail,

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industries.

Career

He was formerly a Research and Policy Officer for Amicus the Union, now Unite, in the UK. At Amicus, Johnston focused on the

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sector, helping secure funding for major aerospace projects and acting as an expert on

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's Department of Trade & Industry Aerospace Innovation and Growth team. Between 2004 and 2009, Rob served as Director - Steel, Shipbuilding and Occupational Health & Safety and International Metalworkers Federation, which is now IndustriALL, in

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. He then served as an Executive Director at IndustriALL between 2009 and 2012, before becoming the global union's Executive Director - Industrial and TNC Policies, based in Sydney, serving in that role until 2013. Johnston returned to the UK in 2013 to work as Community's Industrial Strategy Director, which he did until 2016. Johnston joined the ITF in 2016 as the Assistant General Secretary. As an International industrial relations expert, he negotiated the

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Global Agreement on Health and Safety on which he also acted as the Co-Chair. He also served as the TUAC Chair on the Steel and Shipbuilding Committee of the

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(OECD) 2005–2012.

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External links

International Transport Workers' Federation

ITF Seafarers Website

ITF Dockers and Seafarers Website

Seafarers Trust Website
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