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#WDDW21: Make platform companies respect the rules
Today on the World Day for Decent Work, trade unions in Brussels called on the European Commission to ensure that platform companies respect workers’...
Victories for public transport workers at ILO – but much work ahead
The ILO technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services brought together governments, employer and unions to discuss...
Public transport workers to set new agenda at International Labour Organization
An ILO technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services is taking place this week, with some delegates travelling to...
Give app-based workers fair rights urgently, global unions tell governments
Gig-economy workers are treated abysmally as app-based employers use underhanded definitions and loopholes in the law to duck their responsibilities. The platform...
GMB secures union recognition for 70,000 Uber drivers in UK
For the first time ever, Uber has entered into a formal trade union recognition agreement for the purpose of genuine collective bargaining. We congratulate our...
#Rights4Riders campaign delivering major blows to Deliveroo investment drive
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...
Food delivery riders to take action globally as major investors shun upcoming Deliveroo IPO
Deliveroo riders are taking coordinated international action to protest the company’s plans to profit from an IPO while denying them basic rights. On 26 March,...
Statement on Uber and the future of the gig economy
Statement from ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton: “Uber’s announcement on Tuesday that it would classify British drivers as ‘workers’ is a watershed...