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Organising and workers’ representation get on the agenda during ITF action week
15 October 2009
Trade union representatives in Nepal have met with government to demand improved safety measures and the right to representation for road transport workers.
This high-level meeting, which was part of the ITF road transport action week, took place on 8 October in Kathmandu. It involved a 350-strong delegation from the ITF affiliate Nepal Yatayat Mazdoor Sangh (Netwon), representatives from the national centre, employers, police and the labour and transport minister of Nepal. They were calling for steps to be taken to protect road transport workers who were facing increasing violence as well as for the government to ratify International Labour Organization convention 135 on the right to representation.
Netwon was among unions from 36 countries that organised activities as part of road transport action week from 7-13 October. In Thailand, ITF road transport unions and other affiliates approached port drivers in Laem Chabang Port and distributed information about the ITF, Thai labour law and how to join the union. Meanwhile in Germany, unionists highlighted issues such as poor working conditions, badly equipped parking and rest facilities and unfavourable working time regulations across the country. Discussions on the benefits of unionisation between activists and taxi drivers took place at taxi stations across Colombia and a mass distribution of campaign leaflets to workers at different transport companies and vehicle parades at various industrial estates were organised in Spain. In Ethiopia a week-long programme of activities included panel discussions on issues such as violence at work and HIV/AIDS in the transport sector and a petition highlighting solidarity with trade unionists in Iran.
“This coordinated global action by transport workers for transport workers improves unions’ visibility. Activists have used the week to talk to unorganised road transport workers to emphasise that if we stand together we are stronger and better able to win improvements in working conditions. International attention on the campaign can also prompt top government officials to meet with unions,” said Mac Urata, ITF road transport section secretary.
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