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One year of Mobility Package – time to step up enforcement
July 8 marks the day the European Parliament adopted the Mobility Package one year ago, which sets out new rules on professional drivers’ working conditions in EU freight and passenger road transport.
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Port congestion: don’t you dare blame the dockers!
The real causes of port congestion should be sought in the unreliability of the shipping companies and the lack of proper planning to face this exceptional period, instead of putting the burden on port workers who never stepped back during this crisis.
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SkillSea Update – July 2021
Welcome to SkillSea’s July 2021 Update. In this edition, you can find out more about SkillSeas project’s developments, Strategy, an opinion on e-learning and skills gaps according to seafarers and the
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ETF warns Commission: Attacks on EU core social values in Romania’s transport sector are still rampant
The ETF wrote to the EU Commission President and Commissioners to inform them of the deteriorating situation in Bucharest metro, the attacks on labour rights and call for a meeting to discuss the way forward.
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ETF expresses solidarity with Italian aviation workers
Italian aviation workers will exercise their right to strike today after unions representing aviation transport workers across Italy called for a 24-hour strike in defence of workers severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices disregards social dimension
The new code of conduct for responsible business and marketing practices disregards social dialogue and collective bargaining
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Women in Rail – Provisional EU Social Partner Agreement reached
Social partners ETF and CER reached a provisional agreement in the final round of negotiations at EU level for a binding agreement aimed at promoting employment of women in the sector.
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Offshore wind farms: the voice of the fishers must be heard!
ETF and Europêche adopted a joint resolution on the impact of offshore wind farms on fisheries.
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Romania: Stop union-busting in Bucharest metro!
Join us in telling Metrorex and the Romanian government they must respect basic labour rights: collective bargaining and social dialogue! Say no to union busting in Bucharest metro! Sign our LabourStart campaign!
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European Commission’s action plan to boost EU inland waterway transport could also boost workers’ rights
ETF welcomes the European Commission’s action plan to boost transport on the EU’s inland waterways.
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The world’s first bloc-to-bloc Air Transport Agreement enshrines a labour clause
Together with our aviation affiliates, we worked hard to ensure aviation workers' rights and conditions are safeguarded. AE CATA contains a labour clause to this end, and now we will closely monitor its implementation as well as its effectiveness.
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Milestone ILO Convention 190 comes into force
ILO Violence and Harassment Convention 190 – the first international treaty to address violence and harassment - comes into force. ETF continues to call on countries to ratify, but unions are already taking action and can use ETF's Workplace Guidance to put the topic on the agenda.
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