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ITF statement on Covid-19 and sustainable transport
The Covid-19 pandemic presents huge challenges for all societies. As the world deals with the pandemic, the temptation for some governments is to delay addressing...
ITF demands safe and sustainable railways for all
Rail has the potential to be one of the most powerful tools to reverse the crises of inequality, climate change and COVID-19, whilst keeping the global economy...
Women transport workers’ rights and COVID-19
Transport workers together for a gender equal new normal The transport industry is highly gendered, and whilst all transport workers are being severely impacted by...
Podcast: Covid-19 and the ILO
In a fourth special show about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on working people, ITF legal director Ruwan Subasinghe has spoken to Maria Helena Andre, director...
#MayDay2020: The system is broken, together we will build a new normal
International Workers’ Day message from ITF president Paddy Crumlin and ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton This year for the first time, we can’t march on...
#IWMD20: ITF demands urgent protections for transport workers
ITF Management Committee statement on protecting workers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic The battle against Covid-19 will not be won without transport...
Recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease
On the occasion of International Workers Memorial Day 2020[1], the global trade union movement calls upon governments and occupational health and safety bodies...
Covid-19 and access to sanitation facilities for transport workers
Guidance for trade union negotiators Safe access to decent sanitation facilities at work, and most importantly being able to use them when needed during the...