The UK Labour government’s decision to renationalise its railways marks a significant and welcome shift away from the global trend of rail privatisation. It also marks a rupture with the European policy agenda embedded in EU directives like the Fourth Rail Package. The shift is the direct result of
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 year’s Congress we celebrated the 25-year journey of the ITF Women Transport Workers’ Committee
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.
EU Commission slashes rules designed to hold companies accountable for key human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chains. The European Commission has announced deep cuts to its environmental and human rights reporting and due diligence standards exempting thousands of businesses from
The ITF has always advocated for equality, in the workplace and wider society - it is a core principle of the international labour movement. However, only in recent years have we begun to focus on the particular challenges facing LGBT + transport workers. We are still at the beginning of a long
Workers with disabilities exist across the railway sector in every country globally. Every day, they go to work and support the running of vital public and commercial services which help to move the world. Yet with an overwhelming lack of visibility, the contribution of these workers – and the
At the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) we are using today’s World Day of Social Justice to shine the spotlight on some of the trade unionists from transport unions persecuted around the globe. Union activists often pay a high price simply for defending the rights and dignity of
On 19 February, 120 cross-border truck drivers joined the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers’ Union of Uganda (ATGWU), raising the union’s membership in this sector to nearly 650 workers. “These drivers are showing real leadership building collective strength across borders,” said ITF General