3F secures ground-breaking national sectoral agreement for delivery riders Danish trade union 3F and the employers’ organisation Dansk Erhverv reached a national sectoral agreement covering Just Eat’s Riders. But this victory is only the beginning: ‘3F and the European trade union movement will not stop fighting for platform workers’ rights!’ News 4 Feb 2021
Deliveroo must act after another rider killed on the job Romulo Sta Ana, a Filipino father of two, is the latest food delivery rider to be killed on the job. The ITF and ETF offer our condolences to the family of Romulo Sta Ana and call on digital labour platforms to be regulated to put an end to the disastrous race-to-the-bottom that has harmed far too many workers already. Statement 3 Feb 2021
Protecting the workers behind online platforms Platform work is challenging existing labour laws and regulations protecting workers. In this new setting, the ETF and its affiliates are fighting to ensure fair working conditions and employee status for platform workers. Issues 2 Feb 2021
ETF pledges full cooperation with European Labour Authority to rid transport of social dumping During a meeting with ELA today, ETF stressed that workers need an active Authority that meets trade union expectations as soon as possible. ELA must become an effective body that fights cross-border fraud via joint inspections, cooperation and exchange of information between the Member States. News 1 Feb 2021
ETF and ITF support ver.di in their fight against UPS redundancies The ETF and ITF lend their full support to German trade union ver.di in their fight against the announcement of 500 job cuts by UPS in Germany. Statement 28 Jan 2021
ETF pledges solidarity to unions in their fight against FedEx decision to cut its European workforce by thousands FedEx has announced the decision to fire 6,300 employees in midst of booming e-commerce; the ETF joins all concerned workers and unions in their fight against these unfair and unacceptable redundancies. Statement 26 Jan 2021
ETF contribution to and views on European Commission Consultation on Driving Licence Directive resource 21 Jan 2021
ETF puts reality of professional drivers at the core of its contribution to evaluation of Driving Licence Directive ETF contributes to European Commission Consultation on the ex-post evaluation of the Driving Licence Directive, and highlights the need to take into account the reality of drivers when considering certain changes and puts forward recommendations that will improve the sector’s level-playing field. News 21 Jan 2021