informal workers

Statement from ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton

Following this morning’s UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors, global union federation representing 20 million transport workers has called on Uber to

In another ruling against the misclassification of food delivery riders’ employment status, the verdict from the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has confirmed that Deliveroo riders are genuine employees

Statement from ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton

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 Montecatini, Italy on Saturday evening. Romulo only

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 Mihadi. Dan Mihadi is the general secretary

As both a health and economic crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic is the largest global challenge of our lifetimes. O ver 3 0 percent of the world’s population is now under some form of restricted movement

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 International Federation of 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 insecure conditions for more than 25 years

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) system. Participants learned what has happened on BRT