Learning about Icelandair management’s use of the current crisis as an excuse to break apart collective workers’ action and introduce lower standards in working conditions, ETF CAS issued a statement in solidarity with the cabin crew and their union.

ETF, ECSA and EMPA welcome the recommendations by the European Healthy GateWays and call for a common approach for the health and safety of maritime transport workers and smooth and efficient operations in ports.

While airlines have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 recovery discussions, a different vital part or infrastructure – the airports and ground handling service providers – is often overlooked. CAS responds with a statement, highlighting key measures for a socially sustainable future.

Ahead of today’s video conference of ministers of tourism, stakeholder group Tourism Manifesto issued a joint statement. In it, they respond to the European Commission’s recent guidelines on the future of European tourism, highlighting the key measures that need to be taken.