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The risk

Transport work often involves repetitive movements, manual handling, static postures and prolonged periods operating vehicles, machinery or equipment – all presenting risks to worker health.  When procurement and operational decisions prioritise cost efficiency, speed or productivity

The risk

Exposure to hazardous substances and biological risks is an occupational safety and health risk facing transport workers, and, as a result, the resilience of transport supply chains.

Workers operate in environments – including ports, terminals, warehouses, vessels, airports and aircraft –

The risk

Fatigue is a systemic and safety-critical risk facing transport workers and transport supply chains. It is one of the leading contributors to accidents that result in injury and death to workers, harm to passengers and the public, and damage to vehicles, cargo and critical infrastructure

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Isolation and lone working are defining feature of many transport occupations, presenting significant physical and psychological risks for transport workers. Transport workers frequently perform their duties alone, or in remote or mobile environments, where access to immediate assistance or help

Serious safety and health risks faced by transport workers are intensified by fragmented contracting arrangements, outsourcing, subcontracting and forms of dependent self-employment. Where multiple layers of contractors and intermediaries operate in a supply chain, accountability for working

The ITF’s Supply Chain Guidance sets out a practical framework for companies and supply chain actors to work with the ITF and our affiliated trade unions to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human and labour rights abuses that may occur in supply chains. It enables a shift beyond audit

Cooperate

1. Engage in collective bargaining and support freedom of association.
2. Establish and/or participate in national, international, regulatory, sectoral, bipartite and multipartite bodies to jointly advocate and agree standards for transport in supply chains, involving trade unions as equal parties

All supply chain actors are accountable for respecting human and labour rights in their operations, third-party relationships, and supply chains. In transport, this means accountability for the safety and rights of the workers providing the transport service, and any other intermediary workers