Report
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The Commute: Safe Transport to and From Work For Transport Workers
The ITF believes that when transport workers are commuting, they should always be treated as being “at work”. They should not have to rely only on voluntary agreements with employers but should be specifically protected by OSH law.
A key development is the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (C190) which includes commuting in the definition of the “world of work” for the purposes of preventing violence and harassment.
At present, though, commuting is not widely or consistently recognised as being “at work” in national laws across the world.
As a result, workers when they are commuting may not be covered by occupational health and safety law.
