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Millions of women work in the transport industry world-wide, from bus and train drivers, to port workers, airline cabin crew, executives, call centre staff and office workers. Like most workers in the industry, women are seeing globalisation, de-regulation and privatisation squeeze their jobs, their wages and their conditions. At the same time, women have been facing unequal wages and rights, closed doors, poor parenting and maternity provision, discrimination and harassment.

Central to the ITF's campaigning is the aim to organise women into trade union activities, empowering women to secure better working conditions, more rights and equality with their male colleagues.

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ITF Thailand International Women's Day march 2009 4 March 2010
Unionists reach out to women workers on 8 March
Transport trade unionists will put the spotlight on organising women workers and raising awareness of gender issues as part of international women’s day on 8 March. more >>

ITF women’s conference, from 3-4 February 2010 8 February 2010
Transport workers reinforce commitment to organise women workers
Women unionists from ITF affiliates came together in London last week, to build unions and fight global challenges to labour. more >>

Women at the ITF South and South East Asia railway seminar, Singapore 25 November 2009
Railway workers join global campaign to end violence against women
Railway workers in South East Asia drove home the anti-violence message today in support of the United Nation’s international day for the elimination of violence against women. more >>

Asia Pacific women's meeting (June 09) held before AP regional conference 26 June 2009
Asia Pacific women get stronger voice
Women trade unionists in the Asia Pacific region will have a stronger voice, thanks to the creation of new positions on ITF regional and section committees. The seats were created at last week’s... more >>

Natalia Prosdocimi, Argentina's first woman captain 28 April 2009
Investment in women workers could help drive economic recovery
Women transport workers have called on the ITF to unionise unorganised women to ensure they get the benefits of equal pay and improved working conditions that organised workplaces provide. The move, they said, could bolster economic recovery. more >>

MUA members rallying on International Women's Day for paid maternity leave 26 March 2009
Australian unions lobby for paid maternity leave
Trade unions in Australia, including transport unions, have launched a week of action to lobby for paid maternity leave. more >>

ITF Thailand International Women's Day march 2009 12 March 2009
Fears over impact of economic crisis on women transport workers
Women transport workers in Lithuania took part in discussions with managers last week in a bid to highlight their concerns over the effect of the economic downturn. more >>

Rights For Women sticker 2009 thumb nail size 24 February 2009
Transport workers gear up for women’s rights campaign day
Next week transport workers around the world will be challenging governments and employers to uphold women’s rights. more >>

Women Only 23 October 2008
Climate change gets gender perspective
Women transport workers this week put a gender slant on the issue of climate change. more >>

Women's seminar Jordan, August 2008 29 August 2008
Women activists from the Arab World demand practical steps for the future
Women trade unionists have called for measures to promote the role of female workers to help strengthen union organising in the long term. more >>

Press releases

Entrance foyer at the ITF's last Congress, in Vancouver in 2002 29 June 2006
ITF’s 41st Congress set for South Africa, August 2 to 9
The ITF is to hold its 41st world congress in Durban, South Africa from 2 to 9 August. This will be the first congress to be held in Africa in the Federation’s 110 year history and the biggest ever. The venue is the International Convention Centre (ICC), 45 Ordnance Road, Durban. more >>

12 October 2005
Unions launch global logistics network
Trade unions with members working in the big four logistics/express delivery companies - UPS, DHL, Federal Express and TNT - will meet in Washington from 1 to 3 November 2005 to establish a global union network. The meeting is being organised by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). It will bring together some of the world’s largest transport and logistics trade unions, with delegates attending from the US, Germany, The Netherlands, Britain, Australia, India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada, Belgium and Spain. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will host the event. more >>

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