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Publication 27 Sep 2021

No one is safe until we're all safe: Why the world needs a TRIPS waiver now

Short Q and A (2-page) explainer on the TRIPS waiver and why it matters to transport workers. Help us tell big pharma and governments to stop hoarding vaccines, treatments and diagnostics.

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Exposed: European trucking’s systemic exploitation of workers

The ITF is working with its unions in Europe to expose the hidden shame of Europe’s road transport industry. Drivers from Eastern Europe are brought to Western Europe to drive, they receive an hourly wage as low as EUR1.70, they have to sleep in the cab of the truck for up to eight months at a time

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news 20 Sep 2021

‘Be ambitious, but be positive’: new union voice delivers UN Global Compact climate message

A newly-appointed labour representative on the board of the United Nations Global Compact has delivered a positive message on the benefits of tackling climate change for workers at the launch of the ‘Ocean Stewardship Coalition’ held in New York today. “We have a massive task in front of us, to

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news 20 Sep 2021

Shipwreck survivor secures compensation with union’s support

In September 2019, a tug supply vessel sank in the middle of the central Atlantic Ocean. The ‘Bourbon Rhode’ was travelling from the Canary Islands to Guyana in South America when it was hit by a devastating hurricane: Lorenzo. All but three of the seafarers onboard the Bourbon Rhode were killed

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Page 16 Sep 2021

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news 15 Sep 2021

Global Unions Statement on the Global Day of Action on Myanmar, 15 September 2021

The Global Unions are calling on affiliates worldwide to support the Global Day of Action on Myanmar set for 15 September, which is also the International Day of Democracy. We stand with the people of Myanmar to end the 1 February military coup and restore democracy in Myanmar. A democratic system

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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 unions use it. Global Unions launched the set of practical guides recently, a coalition of the

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Page 14 Sep 2021

STORIES

We are transport, and these are our stories: our hardships and triumphs, our frustrations and elations, our tribulations and breakthroughs, our fears and aspirations. Both moments of the extraordinary, and experiences of our everyday.

We each have our own experience and perspective. We have each

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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 opportunities for the future. While disagreement remains on some issues, the three delegations were

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news 09 Sep 2021

The International Bargaining Forum concludes negotiations, recognising seafarers’ Covid sacrifice

The ITF and JNG met from 1-3 September 2021 for important negotiations on wage increase and other cost elements. Due to the pandemic, the social partnership had agreed to defer the start of the negotiations for the period 2021-2022, initially scheduled for March 2020. The negotiations were

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No one is safe until we're all safe: Why the world needs a TRIPS waiver now

Exposed: European trucking’s systemic exploitation of workers

‘Be ambitious, but be positive’: new union voice delivers UN Global Compact climate message

Shipwreck survivor secures compensation with union’s support

News

Global Unions Statement on the Global Day of Action on Myanmar, 15 September 2021

LGBTI+ transport workers can benefit from new inclusivity resource

STORIES

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

The International Bargaining Forum concludes negotiations, recognising seafarers’ Covid sacrifice

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