Gender Equality

Transport is the one of the most segregated industrial sectors, with only 25% of the EU workforce represented by women. The ETF believes that the challenges for transport unions reside in addressing the feminisation of workforce in transport, by unionising women in the emerging sectors and companies, by developing strategies to tackle low quality employment, by mainstreaming the gender dimension in trade union policies and collective bargaining, by dealing with segregation and by improving working conditions and tackling pay-gaps, by achieving gender balance representation in union structures and negotiation bodies, by improving participation of women in all aspects of trade union life and by disseminating information on ETF gender action amongst trade unionists.

ETF completes the gender equality SECTION TOUR

In November 2005 the ETF Women’s Committee proposed and the ETF Executive Committee agreed for all ETF sections to include a gender debate on the agenda of one of their bi-annual meetings.

The ETF Women’s Committee further analysed the outcome of the section tour and, together with the Executive Committee, agreed on follow-up action. Click here for more details.

News online

24 Jan 2012
Transport Trade Unions taking the lead for a sustainable sector
Almost 170 transport trade unionists from 30 different countries attended the Transunion Final Conference taking place on 19 and 20 January in the International Trade Union House in Brussels. The conference, organised in the framework of the...

10 Nov 2011
Women transport workers refine ETF Training Package
On 5-6 October 2011, the ETF held its conference “Women in the Transport Sector” in Sofia, Bulgaria. Within the frame of the TRANSUNION project, more than 80 participants from 21 European countries were present. It was the opportunity to have a...