Press releases
25 June 2008
Air Traffic Control workers react to Commission proposal
On the 25th of June, the Commission published its communication to the Council and the European Parliament, amending the ‘Single European Sky’, a legislative package for Air Traffic Control adopted... more >>
17 June 2008
New website will be online lifeline - Även i svensk språkversion (nedan)
The ITF today unveiled a major new resource for the world’s seafarers at a press conference in Stockholm when it launched a dedicated news, advice and support website with genuine world reach and accessibility for all users designed in from the beginning. The new site www.itfseafarers.org - the product of years of planning and eight months continuous work by a dedicated web team - directly responds to ITF and seafarers’ mission-commissioned research that identified the need for new levels of electronic support for those working at sea. more >>
News online
1 July 2008
ETF meets EU policy makers over the crisis of the Fisheries Sector
On 26 June 2008 an ETF delegation met Commissioner J. Borg’s Head of Cabinet, Mr Tabone. During the meeting ETF had the occasion to state its views on the crisis affecting the fisheries sector... more >>
6 March 2008
Unionists and human rights’ supporters expressed solidarity with Iranian workers
Unionists and human rights’ supporters joined forces today to call for the release of imprisoned Iranian bus workers’ union leader Mansour Osanloo and Kurdish unionist Mahmoud Salehi, both detained... more >>
21 February 2008
Social Charter for Air France KLM
A Social Charter protecting workers’ social rights and working conditions was adopted by airline company Air France KLM yesterday. ETF General Secretary Eduardo Chagas co-signed the document along... more >>
30 January 2008
Nordic and Baltic countries hold debate on gender issues
An ETF workshop held on 28 and 29 January in Vilnius brought together 24 women from Nordic and Baltic states to exchange gender equality best practices in transport. The meeting was part of a... more >>
22 January 2008
Port workers’ deaths prompt unions’ call for safety
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) has called on the European Commission to consider health and safety (H&S) as top priorities within the EU port policy. This is the core message of an... more >>