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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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News online

08 May 2009
An attack on affiliates is an attack on the ITF, regional conference told
Employers that “pick a fight” with affiliates in the Americas region will have the ITF to deal with, warned ITF general secretary David Cockroft yesterday. Addressing the opening of the ITF Latin America and Caribbean regional conference in Panama...

28 Apr 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...
 

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Press releases

29 Jun 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...

12 Oct 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...
 

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No to forced prostitution
The International Transport Workers’ Federation, and its European arm the European Transport Workers’ Federation, have expressed support for women’s groups and trade unions both inside and outside Germany, who are campaigning against the forced prostitution of women and girls during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in June and July this year.

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Unions say No to Violence!
Find out about the ITF Action Day on 28 April 2009 more >>
 
Rights for women, mean rights for all

International Women's Day 8th March 2009
Rights for women, mean rights for all. more >>
 
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International Road Transport Action Week 2008
13-19 October 2008 more >>
 
 
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