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A Toolkit for Unions on LGBT+ Issues

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
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Railway Workers Disability Charter

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
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World Day of Social Justice: workers’ rights are human rights

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
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Cross-border truck drivers in East Africa build union power

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
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Pertamina Shipping Partners with ITF on Mental Health

The fleet of Indonesia’s largest company follows the Government of Indonesia in signing an agreement with the ITF. Indonesian state-owned oil company fleet, Pertamina International Shipping, is partnering with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Indonesian seafarers’ union and
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Your voice

Sharing good practices on gender equality can have a ripple effect to inspire and motivate others. Each story, every success and every effort towards gender equality has the potential to motivate others to take action and make a difference.  

 

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Women in Transport

#ThisIsOurWorldToo 

Women transport workers are a proud and critical part of the workforce keeping the world moving.  

They work in a wide range of occupations and in some countries, increasing numbers of women are entering the transport industry for work, including in roles traditionally held by men

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