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news 17 Oct 2024

We must fight for our public transport

Public transport is a public good which must be run in the interests of the working class, not to generate profit for a small handful of private companies and multi-nationals. This is the key message

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news Press Release 22 Apr 2024

Public-led climate finance model urgently needed to bridge 97% funding gap in Global South transport sector

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) demands immediate action to address the severe 97% underfunding of sustainable transport in the Global South as revealed by ground-breaking

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Resources 18 Apr 2024

Overview and Assessment of Financing Options for Sustainable Transport

A paper written by John Burant, founder of New Soil Analytics, which considers two questions posed by the International Transport Workers’ Federation: - What will be the most effective climate finance

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COP29

news Press Release 22 Nov 2023

Workers' voices need to be heard on sustainable transport day

The United Nations designated 26 November world sustainable transport day in recognition of the important role of safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all in supporting

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news 20 Jul 2023

Workers win Just Transition commitment in landmark IMO climate deal

Seafarers’ unions have won landmark commitments to a Just Transition for the world’s maritime workforce as part of the International Maritime Organization’s decision to adopt its Revised Greenhouse

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Transport Workers need action on climate change

news 18 Nov 2022

Public transport unions are determined to build just and feminist cities

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today publishes a major new report on ‘Just Cities’ and women public transport workers in Latin America. The report, Just cities and women public

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Resources 15 Nov 2022

A Zero-Carbon Future for the Aviation Sector

How aviation workers will lead the just transition needed for sustainable aviation. Millions of aviation workers are experiencing the effects of global warming first hand as climate change makes the

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news Press Release 09 Nov 2022

COP27: Shipping decarbonisation action plan launched to upskill global seafaring workforce

Shipping action plan launched at COP27 in response to new research cautioning ‘as many as 800,000 seafarers’ due for carbon upskilling by the mid-2030s. Maritime Just Transition Task Force 'Mapping a

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news 08 Nov 2022

Just transition through collective bargaining: lessons from Chile

As global leaders convene for COP27 in Egypt, ITF project coordinator Bruno Dobrusin outlines how the world can learn from the just transition underway in Santiago. For the first time, a union in

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