The rapid integration of algorithmic management and digital surveillance in the sector is creating a new level of human rights risks. While modern trucking increasingly involves digital monitoring through telematics and in-cab cameras for safety purposes, when subcontractors use these tools to
Clean, safe and secure parking and welfare facilities are essential for the highly mobile, cross-border sector to operate effectively. The scarcity of rest areas disproportionately affects women and young drivers and those in NSFE. These groups are not only more likely to experience a lack of
Truck drivers are often the target of criminal activity by third parties, including cargo theft and assault. This is particularly the case when they are forced to rest in unlit or unmonitored locations due to a shortage of secure parking areas. This risk can be exacerbated by commercial schedules
Discrimination is a structural risk that disproportionately affects migrant and third-country drivers in the sector, who are disproportionately involved in cross-border trucking. They may be exposed to a heightened risk of violence, harassment and discrimination at border crossings, rest areas
In road transport, including long-distance freight and passenger transport, risks arise from extended periods away from home, dependence on a single employer or platform, debt tied to licences or equipment. Debt bondage and non-payment of wages can leave drivers without the financial means to leave
Wages, working conditions and living conditions are central to ensuring decent work and safe operations in road transport. The 2019 ILO Guidelines on the promotion of decent work and road safety highlight that these factors are closely interconnected and directly influence both worker wellbeing and
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ITF Agreements result from the only known example of international collective bargaining. The ITF has been part of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) since its creation in 2003 as a collective bargaining process between maritime employers and maritime unions on seafarers’ wages and conditions
