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Global transport union calls on transport ministers to support industry wide just transition plans
Transport ministers meeting at the annual summit of the International Transport Forum, must take the lead on globally coordinated, state led, industry wide just...
‘Diverse in our work, united for change’ - inland navigation unions hold successful conference in Amsterdam
Unions representing more than 180,000 tug, towage, river cruise, other inland waterways and ferry workers globally met in Amsterdam this week for the Inland...
Breakthrough on loss and damage, attempts to sideline labour standards
The global climate summit, COP27, concluded today with a breakthrough on the Global South’s decades-long call for a fund to pay for climate-related loss and...
Governments must match workers’ ambitions to transition transport
Governments the world over must give the climate crisis the highest priority and ensure they protect workers during the turmoil it will cause, a new briefing from...
People not profit – Young transport workers join the fight for climate justice
The ITF is standing behind the Fridays for Future strike, taking place on 23 September. More than 677 actions in 404 cities will take place as young people call for...
Transport workers demand governments get climate action back on track after COP26
COP26 has made one thing clear: the struggle of trade unions globally for climate justice is more important than ever after the Glasgow climate conference fell...
UN Global Compact and shipping industry confirm formation of ‘people-centred’ Task Force to ensure Just Transition to net-zero
Glasgow, 10 November 2021 – In a landmark moment for maritime workers the formation of a Just Transition Maritime Task Force has been agreed to drive...
Transport workers and their unions are showing up at COP: We demand climate action and decent work
The COP26 Summit is underway in Glasgow and trade unionists and activists are in the thick of the proceedings. This week is our opportunity to drive home the...
Sustainable Shipping
Seafarers Leading a Just Transition for Global Shipping Global shipping urgently needs to decarbonise. The world is facing a climate emergency. Urgent action...
Global climate strike 20-27 September 2019
Climate strikes: A Statement from the Young Transport workers' committee Following on from the ITF Congress in October 2018 there has been a renewed call from...