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WORKER WELFARE MUST BE PART OF THE CLIMATE STORY

Worker stories

Victoria Nwakolo is a second-generation railway worker, passionate about Nigeria’s railways as the best way to transport the people and oil vital to the country’s economy. Trains have far lower carbon emissions than alternatives - but investment in sustainable transport should not be at cost of worker welfare.

If the Government looked after the workers, the trains would be better. And better trains will make Nigeria better. I promise and I know.


 

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Resources 08 May 2024

An ITF Toolkit: Organising for Power in the Caribbean

We hope that this organising toolkit, designed and supported by our leaders in the region, will be the catalyst to grow the union movement locally, inspire a new generation of union members to join

Our voice our stories

Short explanatory text here talking to ITF impacts spanning the global, regional and sector specific to show why it matters and why the work of ITF is so important and needed for a fairer, more just world.
Impact stories

Rights 4 Riders

Just days after riders announced a global network established by the ITF, #Rights4Riders, to protest the company’s business model, Deliveroo is facing setbacks to its IPO listing on the London Stock
Impact stories

The Shwe Tun Aung Story

The story of an ordinary Burmese seafarer facing oppression at sea - Burmese Cowboy is the tale of Shwe Tun Aung and his journey around the world, opposing corrupt ship owners and a dangerous