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Great Britain
Activists from the T&G Section of UNITE handed out leaflets on container cargo safety to over 300 drivers at the Southampton container terminal. The information leaflets, which highlighted awareness of heavy loads, also drew attention to the risk of overloading. There has been a spate of accidents where container trucks have turned over. The activity was received very positively and more action is planned during the Action Week.
(Phone report by Mike Gibbons)
Germany
On 9 October, activists from the Düsseldorf, Rhein-Wupper and Wuppertal districts of ver.di came together to organise awareness activities for the Action Week. Between 10:00 and 17:00 the union information vehicle visited the Solingen Ohligs rest area on the BAB A3 motorway and distributed leaflets to truck drivers and discussed their issues, including inadequate rest facilities and driving and rest times. (Email report by Frank Schaeffer)
Mauritius
GSA, together with AGWU, TCEU and MTPEU held a health and safety workshop on 16 October to celebrate the Action Week. The meeting discussed various aspects of workplace health and safety including HIV/AIDS. The event, which was attended by several government Ministers and representatvies from health and safety agencies, received good media coverage.
(Email report by M. Ramchurran)
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Nepal
The newly-affiliated Independent Transport Workers' Association took part in the ITF Action Week for the first time by organising a meeting with government representatives in Kathmandu. On 15 October, more than 100 participants discussed the problems of long and irregular working hours in the transport industries. 24 unionists spoke on the subject. The union presented its paper with a set of proposals to improve the national legislation on working hours. The government representative highlighted ILO Convention 153 in the meeting. Prior to this interaction with the government officials, the union stressed to its participants the importance of this ITF campaign. More actions are planned during the week. (Email report by Bidur Karki)
Austria
In the morning of 15 October, the Austrian transport union vida distributed the "Free Osanloo!" ITF badges and information sheets to bus drivers of the Vienna Airport Lines and asked drivers to wear the badge and post the information sheet beside the ticket counter. The majority of drivers supported this solidarity activity, which was organised in cooperation with local Iranian community groups. Austrian media was also informed about the action. (Email report by Harald Voitl)
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Sweden
The Swedish public services' union Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet is utilising the Action Week to secure collective bargaining agreements in bus companies where a CBA currently does not exist. The union's passenger transport group is approaching the employers throughout the country this week for negotiations. (Report by Bo Sandholm)
Norway
Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund is using the Action Week to recruit new members into the union. Approximately 50 activists from the union are currently visiting different locations aroung the country in order to meet with members and non-members. Trucking companies, bus companies, supermarket and grocery distribution centres, and trucking terminals are being targeted by the union. In Oslo, members of the union are visiting DHL workplaces in the city. More activities are planned during the Action Week. (Phone reports by Frank Holm and Lars Johnson)
Nepal
In addition to activities organised on 14 October, activists from NETWON distributed leaflets about the ITF Action Week to members of the public, drivers and traffic police at various locations around Kathmandu on 15 October. Media coverage was very good with reports of the union's activities in national print and electronic media as well as a live interview on radio.
(Email report by Ajay Kumar Rai)
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