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news 12 Oct 2023

Public transport is a public service: ITF and PSI deepen collaboration

While ITF represents public transport workers in cities worldwide, collaboration with our sister global union Public Services International (PSI) is key. PSI-affiliated unions organise workers delivering a wide range of adjacent services in local and regional government and who are affected by

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Page 11 Oct 2023

People’s Public Transport Policy

The 28 policy demands relate to six key areas of public transport: public ownership, public financing, employment and decent work, women in public transport, worker control of technology and climate change. The detailed chapters are based on three sources: existing ITF policies and statements

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Page 11 Oct 2023

Bus Rapid Transport

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a public transport system designed to improve capacity and reliability in congested cities. It is based on dedicated road lanes that cannot be used by vehicles other than large buses operated by BRT companies. BRT involves building new roads, interchanges, terminals and

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news 09 Oct 2023

ITF condemns escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel, calls for immediate ceasefire and political resolution

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) expresses deep alarm at the escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel and condemns the targeting of civilians on both sides by Hamas and Israeli forces. We urgently call for respect for international law and a commitment from all parties to

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news 03 Oct 2023

Gräfenhausen strikers demonstrate that supply chain accountability is possible through workers’ solidarity

Truck drivers who were striking in Gräfenhausen, Germany, brought their collective action to a successful conclusion on Friday (September 29). In a historic victory the drivers will receive money owed to them and Polish consortium Lukmaz, Agmaz and Imperia has agreed to forfeit legal action against

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news 03 Oct 2023

Aviation must involve workers enroute to a net-zero future

MADRID – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today called on employers, regulators, policy makers, solution providers and experts from across the aviation value chain gathered at IATA’s World Sustainability Summit to ensure frontline workers and their union representatives are

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news 27 Sep 2023

ITF recovers almost US$120 million in unpaid wages for seafarers over last three years

Inspectors from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) recovered USD $118,529,663 in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022, figures published today on World Maritime Day reveal. More than USD $36 million was paid back to seafarers in 2022 alone. ITF inspectors are officials

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news 26 Sep 2023

Road transport workers’ unions join global fight for Safe Rates

Sixty-three unions representing road transport workers from 39 countries last week committed to joining the struggle for ‘Safe Rates’, coinciding with the launch of the ITF’s Global Safe Rates campaign in Seoul, South Korea. The campaign is calling on governments, road transport employers and

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news 25 Sep 2023

The callous shipowner who drives seafarers to despair while the world looks on

It has taken the attempted suicide of a seafarer to get Sea Lion Shipping Co to respond to repeated and urgent warnings about the welfare of its crews from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). A crewmember of the Med Sea Eagle (IMO: 8356443), who must remain anonymous for legal

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news 25 Sep 2023

Orsted day of action: unions protest around the world

Hundreds of trade unions from across the world joined together on 20 September in protest against union-busting measures taken by renewable energy company Ørsted.   Having declared a global day of action in support of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) dock workers in New London

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Public transport is a public service: ITF and PSI deepen collaboration

People’s Public Transport Policy

Bus Rapid Transport

ITF condemns escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel, calls for immediate ceasefire and political resolution

Gräfenhausen strikers demonstrate that supply chain accountability is possible through workers’ solidarity

Aviation must involve workers enroute to a net-zero future

ITF recovers almost US$120 million in unpaid wages for seafarers over last three years

Road transport workers’ unions join global fight for Safe Rates

The callous shipowner who drives seafarers to despair while the world looks on

Orsted day of action: unions protest around the world

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