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Organising for safer workplaces this International Workers’ Memorial Day
Unions remember workers lost to negligent employers and safety standards Today, the 28th of April, marks International Workers’ Memorial Day, when trade unions...

Georgian and Uzbek drivers win back over €300,000 sounding alarm for European trucking industry
LONDON, BRUSSELS, GRÄFENHAUSEN — After weeks of striking, around 60 truck drivers at the Gräfenhausen rest area in Germany have won their battle against Polish...

Major global brands implicated in blatant violation of drivers’ rights as wildcat strike continues
London, Brussels — Major multinationals and the European Commission can no longer ignore the widespread rights violations and profiteering from cheap...

Solidarity statement for cross-border drivers striking at Gräfenhausen in Germany
ITF & ETF joint solidarity statement Transport workers across Europe and around the world have been inspired by the courage and willingness to fight of the...

Hobbs and Whistles owner first to commit to human rights due diligence across transport supply chain
TFG Brands London signs landmark agreement with the International Transport Workers’ Federation. TFG, owner of brands including Hobbs and Whistles, is the first...

‘With great profit comes great responsibility’: Unions grill Maersk over labour violations at Copenhagen AGM
28 March 2023, Copenhagen Trade unions representing employees of the world’s largest listed shipping company are in Copenhagen today to take their labour message...

Workers pay more in tax than Maersk - research
23 March 2023, London / Copenhagen It’s likely that A.P. Moller – Maersk’s employees around the world pay a far higher rate of tax than the shipping...

Global rail, road and urban transport unions commit to transformative change
Transport unions from around the world are meeting this week in Johannesburg in the largest global meeting of transport workers’ representatives from the rail,...