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ITF WOMEN RAILWAY WORKERS SURVEY
The role of women workers in the world’s rail industry is crucial. The proportion of women employed in the industry has increased in recent years, but they continue to be underrepresented in all
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Labour and Gender related safeguard frameworks of International Financial Institutions
This guide forms part of the ITF Take Action Trade Union Toolkit on the safeguard frameworks of international financial institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank and International Finance Corporation
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Sanitation rights: Rinku’s story
“We drink less water and mostly face the problem of diabetes because there is no time for meals.” Rinku Sharma has worked as an Ola and Uber driver for five years. She works at the international
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IWD: Nine demands for a gender equal transport industry
As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clearer than ever the disproportionate impact that the virus and associated lockdowns had on women workers. But today - on International Women’s
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Sanitation rights: Vivian's story
“...sometimes there’s nobody to cover for us, and we could not leave to find a bathroom. We have to hold it, and it causes urinary infections. Sometimes workers relieve themselves in their trousers
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Sanitation rights: Mabu’s story
“My supervisor said you need to carry a plastic container and then use paper. I thought it was a joke until I found no toilets inside the train.” Mabu Molele, from Johannesburg, has worked in the
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Impact of Covid-19 on women transport workers in West and Central Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused mass social and economic disruption across the world. All workers have been affected by the pandemic. But the negative impacts of the crisis are falling
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Sanitation rights: Gini's story
Gini Aristi Hartono has worked in a train maintenance warehouse for the last 12 years. For the last year, she’s been in the position of Head of Warehouse, supporting the maintenance operations. Though
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Women fisherfolks in Ghana: violence and systemic exclusion
Women's work and participation in fisheries industry often remain invisible, this lack of recognition is also one of the contributing factors towards making port a unsafe workplaces for women. When