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Women metro workers face rising risks from automation, warn global union leaders
ITF highlights urgent need for gender-responsive strategies as automation transforms metro systems worldwide. Women metro workers are bearing the brunt of automation’s advance in public transport
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ITF women move the world
Shaping a world where gender equality is not a promise, but a practice Meeting for the first time since their election at Congress in October 2024, members of the ITF Women Transport Workers’
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Nearly 200,000 Danish transport workers secure higher wages and quality of life improvements
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliate 3F Transport has negotiated a landmark new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the transport sector with the Confederation of Danish Industry.
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ITF joins Global Union delegation at UN CSW69 calling for urgent action for women’s labour rights
A critical moment when we are seeing attacks around the world on diversity, equality and women’s rights. Each year, hundreds of women trade unionists from a range of countries and sectors form part of
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Accelerating action for women transport workers
On this International Women's Day, the International Transport Worker’s Federation (ITF) is proud to reaffirm that women belong in transport, in unions, in decision-making, and in leadership. At last
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Union outraged by rape on bus, demands immediate overhaul of women’s safety
Members of the Maharashtra State Transport Kamgar Sangathana (MSTKS) bus workers’ union organised a demonstration on 1 March following the rape of a woman on a parked bus in Pune.
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ITF calls for disability equality
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is marked each year on 3 December. We know that unions are the voice of the workers, and it is crucial that unions are at the forefront of
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LGBT+ workers put pride in unions
‘An injury to one is an injury to all’ this principle has inspired the labour movement around the world for generations, including workers across the transport sectors. Lesbian, gay, bisexual
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Equality in reverse: women’s work and automation in public transport
ITF has launched a report which looks at how women workers in public transport are being disproportionately impacted by the job losses and negative impacts of work reorganisation caused by automation
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ITF Latin America renews its commitment to women's rights
The ITF Latin America Region renews its commitment on International Women's Day to achieve the effective participation of women in having the same opportunities, voice and space in the workforce. The
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Colombia fighting to eradicate workplace violence and harassment
Statistics indicate that 76% of women workers in Colombia have been victims of violence or harassment in the workplace. Legislation is now set to be introduced that will mean any type of violence
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Unions need women’s involvement today and every day
Rooted in the labour movement, ITF is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day with a call for more women to join and get involved in their trade unions. One of the first instances of it being
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Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for