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news 18 Nov 2021

Transport workers demand governments get climate action back on track after COP26

COP26 has made one thing clear: the struggle of trade unions globally for climate justice is more important than ever after the Glasgow climate conference fell short. The key task of COP26 was to

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news Press Release 10 Nov 2021

Public transport must double in cities over next decade to meet 1.5°C target

Public transport usage must double in global cities over the next decade, requiring $208 billion USD each year across C40 cities and creating 4.6m new jobs, show new figures from C40 Cities and ITF

news 14 Oct 2021

UK, Germany, Switzerland, and EU prolonging supply chain misery by opposing vaccine waiver, global transport unions tell governments

Over 375 trade unions, representing over 12 million transport workers from 118 countries around the world submit letter to heads of governments Letter submitted on the first day of the WTO’s TRIPS

news 14 Sep 2021

LGBTI+ transport workers can benefit from new inclusivity resource

Transport workers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) stand to benefit from a new resource Fighting for equality: Trade Unions and LGBTI rights, but only if their

news 09 Sep 2021

Victories for public transport workers at ILO – but much work ahead

The ILO technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services brought together governments, employer and unions to discuss challenges in the sector and identify

news 30 Aug 2021

Public transport workers to set new agenda at International Labour Organization

An ILO technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services is taking place this week, with some delegates travelling to Geneva to participate in person while

news 16 Aug 2021

XPO signs first contracts with Teamsters: is this a shift to better protections for XPO workers worldwide?

Troublesome delivery company XPO has signed two contracts with US union the International Brotherhood of Teamsters offering hope to the firm’s oppressed workers around the world. The company signed

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news 06 Jul 2021

Give app-based workers fair rights urgently, global unions tell governments

Gig-economy workers are treated abysmally as app-based employers use underhanded definitions and loopholes in the law to duck their responsibilities. The platform economy is a challenge to the working

news 30 Jun 2021

LGBT+ transport workers need solidarity, not ‘rainbow capitalism’

As International Pride Month 2021 draws to a close, the world’s voice for transport workers reiterates our call for LGBT+ workers and their allies to get involved in genuine movements for change, such as trade unions – rather than rely on tokenistic ‘rainbow capitalism’ – as the best way to build a fairer, more equal world.

news Press Release 24 Jun 2021

ITF’s funding recovery plan for sustainable public transport

As governments around the world kickstart their Covid recovery plans, research launched today by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) argues that it is a pivotal moment for

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news 20 May 2021

Patent waivers will save millions of lives, governments must act now

The world’s transport unions today have demanded that governments across the world support waiving intellectual property rights at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to fight Covid-19. With

news 17 May 2021

ITF stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine, calls on Israel to halt attacks

Israel must immediately stop attacks on Palestinian territories which have already killed hundreds of innocent people, including children, said the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)

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Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran

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ON THE GROUND

Transport workers demand governments get climate action back on track after COP26

Public transport must double in cities over next decade to meet 1.5°C target

UK, Germany, Switzerland, and EU prolonging supply chain misery by opposing vaccine waiver, global transport unions tell governments

LGBTI+ transport workers can benefit from new inclusivity resource

Victories for public transport workers at ILO – but much work ahead

Public transport workers to set new agenda at International Labour Organization

XPO signs first contracts with Teamsters: is this a shift to better protections for XPO workers worldwide?

Give app-based workers fair rights urgently, global unions tell governments

LGBT+ transport workers need solidarity, not ‘rainbow capitalism’

ITF’s funding recovery plan for sustainable public transport

Patent waivers will save millions of lives, governments must act now

ITF stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine, calls on Israel to halt attacks

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