Resources: Reports & Publications

Policy Brief: ITF Supply Chain Principles
The ITF’s Supply Chain Principles set out how governments, investors and especially multinational enterprises and customers of transport supply chains...

Congress Proceedings ITF 44th Congress 2018
Singapore has been at the forefront of the ‘future of work’ for many years. 2,000 participants agreed an ambitious programme for the next five years for...

Worker power in supply chains: The ITF 'Economic Employer' strategy
Where is power in a supply chain? Deregulation, privatisation and subcontracting mean that power is increasingly at the top. In freight transport, corporate...

Maritime Human Rights Risks and the Covid-19 Crew Change Crisis
This toolkit has been created to support economic employers and cargo owners to fulfil their obligations to seafarers on human rights due diligence. It is a joint...

Organising the warehouse: Building worker power in global supply chains
This report provides an initial look at the global warehousing sector from the ITF's perspective, including opportunities for warehouse workers to organise for...

XPO Delivering Injustice
This report brings together the voices of workers from across XPO’s global network. Together, their stories paint the picture of a toxic corporate culture where...

SKILLSEA project: Future Skill and Competence Needs
Technology and digitalisation are transforming the shipping industry. ‘Smart’ ships are coming into service, creating demand for a new generation of competent,...

History - The first 100 years of the ITF
The history of the ITF is particularly rich. It was founded through the motives of international solidarity and belief in the maxim that 'unity is strength'. It has...