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UK, Germany, Switzerland, and EU prolonging supply chain misery by opposing vaccine waiver, global transport unions tell governments
Over 375 trade unions, representing over 12 million transport workers from 118 countries around the world submit letter to heads of governments Letter submitted...
LGBTI+ transport workers can benefit from new inclusivity resource
Transport workers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) stand to benefit from a new resource Fighting for equality: Trade Unions...
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...
XPO signs first contracts with Teamsters: is this a shift to better protections for XPO workers worldwide?
Troublesome delivery company XPO has signed two contracts with US union the International Brotherhood of Teamsters offering hope to the firm’s oppressed workers...
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...
LGBT+ transport workers need solidarity, not ‘rainbow capitalism’
Attitudes to sexual orientation and gender identity have changed for the better all over the world in the last two decades, towards openness and acceptance. For the...
ITF’s funding recovery plan for sustainable public transport
As governments around the world kickstart their Covid recovery plans, research launched today by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) argues that...