The 42nd ITF Congress is being held in Mexico City from 5 to 12 August 2010.
Mexico’s geographical location and character has, inevitably, determined the way the country’s transport industry has evolved. Surrounded by the sea – the Pacific to the South and West; the Gulf of Mexico to the East; and the Caribbean Sea in the southeast – there is a vital shipping industry with 76 seaports. Of these, four major ones, Altamira and Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico; Manzanillo and Lázaro Cárdenas on the Pacific Ocean, are responsible for handling 60% of the country’s cargo. Inland the country is traversed by two large mountain ranges, the Sierra Madre Oriental and Occidental, which made road building a difficult and expensive task: most of the highways are tolled.
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Opening Ceremonies and welcome to delegates.
Dave Ritchie, GVP for IAMAW Canada, and
Carlos Dacosta, Air Transport Coordinator for IAMAW Canada
Carla Winkler, Outgoing Chair of the Civil Aviation Section Committee
(L to R) Owen Herrnstadt, re-elected as Regional Representative, Civil Aviation Section Committee, Carla Winkler, Outgoing Chair of the Civil Aviation Section Committee, Sito Pantoja, Incoming Chair of the Civil Aviation Section Committee
GVP GVP Dave Ritchie was recognised at the rally as GVP IAMAW Canada offering his support to the Mexican Airlines employees and wishing them well in future negotiations.
Crowd of supporters at the demo