Issues Megatrends Climate change. Digitalisation and automation. Demographic shifts. Globalisation. The world is changing around us, and so is society. What will this mean for the transport sector and its workers? Our research helps unions prepare to act.
Campaign Defending Europe’s tug and towboat workers Workers in the tug industry face specific challenges at the intersection of docks, seafaring and inland waterways.
Issues A trade union vision for urban mobility With liberalisation, new technologies and austerity, much is at stake.
Campaign Stronger together. Ending violence against women in transport. Our campaign to eradicate gender-based violence in the transport sector.
Campaign Promoting women's employment in rail Women are seriously under-represented in the workforce of the European railway enterprises. The European social partners for rail are calling for action to promote better integration and participation of women in the railway sector.
Issues Women in transport – EU Platform for change EU Platform for change: a strengthen women’s employment and offer equal opportunities for women and men in the transport sector
Campaign XPO Exposed Global logistics giant XPO has been the site of deaths in the workplace, sexual harassment in warehouses and abusive underpayment of drivers. Unions in Europe and North America, coordinated by ETF and ITF, are standing together to fight for better conditions.
Campaign Young Dockers Young workers must become active in their unions. This is why the ETF Dockers’ Section started working in cooperation with the ETF Youth Committee on activating a network of young dockers in international union work.