All content tagged with: "informal workers"
After UK Supreme Court defeat, Uber should abandon its predatory business model globally
Following this morning’s UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors, global union federation representing 20 million...
Deliveroo riders win employment status case in Dutch court
In another ruling against the misclassification of food delivery riders’ employment status, the verdict from the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has confirmed that...
Gig economy companies, legislators must level the playing field for gig workers
Regulation for workers’ rights being considered in the European Union and by courts in the United Kingdom have the potential to level the playing field for...
Deliveroo must act after another rider killed on the job - ITF and ETF
Romulo Sta Ana, a Filipino father of two, is the latest food delivery rider to be killed on the job. He was killed while collecting an order in...
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: 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...
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...
Union campaign wins full contracts for 400+ Bangladeshi airline workers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has handed over contractual appointment letters to 438 casual workers at the airline. Some of these workers had been on casual and...
ITF backs Senegalese workers in BRT project
The ITF has hosted an event in Dakar, Senegal, 13-15 May, to help prepare workers and their unions for the city’s planned bus rapid transit (BRT)...
Organising precarious workers
Guide to organising trade union membership and rights among informal and precarious transport workers