Truck drivers are often the target of criminal activity by third parties, including cargo theft and assault – a risk heightened when a shortage of secure parking forces them to rest in unlit or unmonitored locations. Unrealistic commercial schedules that ignore that location and availability of safe
Discrimination is a systemic risk that falls hardest on migrant and non-national drivers, who are disproportionately involved in cross-border trucking. They face heightened risk of violence, harassment and discrimination at border crossings, rest areas, inspection points and along international
Forced labour and human trafficking can often originate in recruitment, particularly for migrant drivers. Many are illegally charged fees to secure employment – in direct violation of the ILO's General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment. These pay-to-work models, hidden deep
Wages, working conditions and living conditions are central to ensuring decent work and safe operations in road transport. The ILO Guidelines highlight that these factors are closely interconnected and directly influence both worker wellbeing and road safety outcomes, and they call for remuneration
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Based on the findings of an ITF RightsCheck companies can work with the ITF to take actions to prevent and mitigate risks in their supply chains. Three examples:
Choose to move cargo responsibly
Engage with and build relationships with charterers, freight forwarders and logistics providers – who
Around 15,000 ships operate under ITF Agreements. Every human rights risk specific to maritime shipping set out in this guidance is markedly mitigated and reduced on a ship covered by an ITF Agreement.
There are three main types of ITF Agreement, all approved by the ITF and signed between ITF
Working with the ITF on HREDD in maritime shipping follows four stages, each building on the last. It begins with establishing what standards apply and which ships actually carry your goods, moves to an evidence-based assessment of the risks aboard them, opens a structured dialogue on what those
The Maritime Labour Convention defines the legal absolute maximum time a seafarer may be on board as 11 months, yet companies frequently push seafarers into extensions beyond their contracted periods – and in the worst cases beyond 11 months. Seafarers fear ‘blacklisting’ – the illegal practice of
