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Video 04 Mar 2020

Women challenging male dominated transport professions

The stories of three inspiring women in Morocco, Argentina, Poland and the Philippines. All three of them are challenging outdated perceptions that there are jobs for men and jobs for women. They are

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news 29 Jan 2020

ITF supports push at the IMO for more women workers in maritime

A resolution drafted by the ITF, the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International), and several countries at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has led to an

news 29 Nov 2019

Bangkok workshop prepares women for new technology

Women public transport workers in Bangkok, Thailand, have attended an ITF workshop aimed at preparing them for the impact of new technology on the future of work. During the event, the road and rail

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Women in Transport Conference

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news 19 Nov 2019

Toilet rights are human rights: Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter

On World Toilet Day, 19 November 2019, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is launching a Transport Workers’ Sanitation Charter, because toilet rights are human rights. The charter

news 28 Oct 2019

Women’s Advocate Programme expands

The ITF women’s department has joined with affiliates in Bogotá and Buenos Aires to plan the expansion of the ITF Women’s Advocate Programme to Colombia and Argentina It is part of an ongoing project

news 02 Oct 2019

Skills workshop for women in public transport

Following the groundbreaking ITF research on the impact of the future of work for women in public transport, the first three-day skills development workshop was held this week in Mexico City . Women

news 02 Oct 2019

The future is public transport in Mexico

#OurPublicTransport was the theme when 25 participants from five public transport unions from Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico got together. The activists met in Mexico City on 26 September and

news 01 Oct 2019

Women to the fore on World Maritime Day

“Empowering women in the maritime community” was the theme of this year’s World Maritime Day, celebrated on 26 September.

news 22 Jun 2019

ITF hails historic convention

The first ever international standard on violence and harassment in the world of work has been adopted at the centenary International Labour Conference (ILC) of the International Labour Organization