All content tagged with: "BRT"
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...
Include informal workers in development of Dakar BRT system or up to 10,000 jobs could be at risk, ITF report urges
Up to 10,000 jobs in Dakar’s informal sector could be at risk unless more is done to include informal workers in the city’s upcoming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)...
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...
Training helps Kenyan workers be heard in BRT planning
Workers from three unions in Nairobi have attended an ITF workshop on communication skills as they seek to influence government plans for bus rapid transit...
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)...
Kenyan workers march for inclusion in BRT implementation
Workers from ITF-affiliated transport unions in Kenya marched through Nairobi on 8 March - International Womens' Day - to present to the transport ministry a...
Bus Rapid Transit labour assessment launched
The ITF has launched a ground-breaking report by the Global Labour Institute looking at the impact on public transport workers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)...
Unions make plans for BRT in Africa
BRT is spreading rapidly across the continent as authorities see it as cheap alternative to light rail for providing accessible, affordable public transport. BRT...
Unions call for concerted response to BRT expansion
BRT is a transport model that aims to improve existing city transportation systems – with the use of dedicated lanes and other technical and organisational...