Issues September 23, 2018 Our gender equality training package ETF Gender training package: a support tool for trade union activists – women and men – to share and develop their knowledge and experience in the field of gender equality.
Issues September 11, 2020 Green and Social Transport Social issues and environmental concerns are two sides of the same coin. Fighting social dumping and climate action is one and the same struggle. Ongoing
Campaign September 23, 2018 Ground Handling Campaign Don’t mess with ground handling jobs! ETF campaign for better EU regulation and fair rules on transfer of staff. Ongoing
Campaign September 23, 2018 Just culture campaign to further improve aviation safety Workers in air traffic management are responsible for keeping thousands of people safe every day. One way to improve safety is to analyse mistakes, learn lessons and adjust procedures and processes accordingly. Therefore organisations must foster a culture in which staff know they will be treated fairly. Ongoing
Campaign August 6, 2018 Lashing is Dockers' Work! Lashing is the operation which secures cargo (containers, vehicles, general cargo, etc.) on board a ship. This is a hard and hazardous task, but a vital one to ensure that cargo, ships and seafarers reach their destination safely. That is why seafarers’ collective bargaining agreements signed by the ITF and its affiliate unions contain a clause stating that lashing can only be done by qualified dockers, unless otherwise agreed by the local dockers’ unions. Ongoing
Issues September 4, 2018 Managerial and Professional Staff in Transport Managerial and professional staff (MPS) face a wide range of specific workplace challenges, ranging from an excessive demand for availability to the risk of criminalisation when things go wrong.
Projects August 31, 2021 Mapping of Maritime Professionals – Towards a full-scale European data collection system European Social Partners ETF and ECSA set out on EU-wide project “MapMar” to breach the many gaps and inconsistencies in the way data on employment of maritime professionals is collected. Ongoing
Projects July 13, 2019 Training tomorrow’s representatives for maritime port workers The training sessions will provide an insight into the complex economic and financial decision-making processes in the maritime and port industries.
Issues January 20, 2021 Mobility Package: Next Steps From July 2020 a new set of EU rules covering market and social aspects governs road transport in the EU, both for passenger and freight. Now the Package needs to be supported by a series of concrete legally-binding implementation measures and guidance on how rules have to be applied and enforced. The ETF is on it! Ongoing
Issues September 11, 2020 No Automation & Digitalisation without Negotiation! Workers and their unions must be involved in the processes that implement technological developments to ensure that they are fair and that no worker is left behind! Ongoing
Campaign January 20, 2021 Cross-border cooperation against social dumping Road transport is a cross-border activity; this calls for cross-border cooperation between trade unions to defend drivers’ rights due to the increasing complexity of mobile workers’ issues. In 2017, the ETF set up an International Trade Union Cooperation Office gathering five trade unions from Belgium, Denmark, Romania and Sweden. The aim? To assist in organising and defending Romanian truck drivers working abroad to ensure that employers respect their national and European rights! Ongoing
Projects August 7, 2019 Pillars of the Sea Sea fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. We are working with our social partner, Europêche, to make it safer. We are developing guidelines on medical examinations and the recruitment of migrant fishers. We are also pushing EU member states to implement international agreements that will make our seas a better place to work.