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The success of Dakar’s BRT system depends on the inclusion of informal workers
Professor Papa Sakho, Laboratory of Human Geography, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar When Covid-19 restrictions were introduced last year, public transport...
Public transport workers worldwide demand protection from Covid-19
Frontline public transport workers from around the world have united to publish a global charter of demands for better protection from the Covid-19...
Podcast: Covid-19 impact on informal workers
In a special show about how the Covid-19 response is affecting working people in public transport, ITF urban transport director Alana Dave has spoken to Dan...
Covid-19 pandemic: the continuity of passenger transport services is crucial
During this Covid-19 crisis, ensuring continuity of public transport and local mobility services is essential for society and the economy, especially for the many...
Covid-19: urban transport workers key to response and long-term recovery
As both a health and economic crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic is the largest global challenge of our lifetimes. Over 30 percent of the world’s population is now...
Public transport workers in North Africa unite
Unions for urban transport workers in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have joined forces at a workshop in Tunis to discuss how to work together under the Our Public...
Bus workers win back #OurPublicTransport for the people – #UnionWin
Things are getting back to normal at the Cinder Bed Road depot, one month after the longest strike in the history of the bus service in Washington, DC, USA, which...
Breaking news: working people form new rail and metro union in Bangkok
Bangkok has seen a historic moment today as a new workers’ union has been launched. Working people on the city’s metro and rail system have come together to...
ITF looks at mutual challenges for informal and app-based transport workers
ITF researchers have contributed to an event looking at the key challenges facing informal and gig-economy transport workers. Organised by Rutgers University at...
The ITF launches a new negotiating guide for Bus Rapid Transit
The ITF’s new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) negotiating guide was launched at the regional workshop on the topic that took place in Dakar, 27-29 November 2019. The...