Projects Towards A Sustainable Crewing System for Inland Waterways TASCS is a workload assessment to help develop credible manning requirements for inland waterways.
Statement Social partners decry violence in inland waterways Joint declaration for the elimination of violence against women and LGBTQI workers in the sector
News March 17, 2022 ETF calls for solidarity amongst the entire Tug and Towage sector to protect workers’ rights We urge Svitzer Australia management to immediately reach a resolution with our affiliate unions that respects Svitzer Australia workers’ rights and security. At the same time, we ask the Svitzer management team to treat our fellow Svitzer workers with due respect.
News February 23, 2022 ETF calls for solidarity amongst the entire Tug and Towage sector We call on the Svitzer UK to take responsibility and engage in meaningful negotiations with Unite the Union and its inland waterways transport workers to find the best solutions for decent wages and working hours and end the current trade dispute over Pay Claim.
Statement March 26, 2020 Social partners voice their disapproval of CBER prolongation in a letter to von der Leyen In response to the recent CBER prolongation, social partners sent a letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, expressing their disapproval of the decision pointing to the negative consequences of this action. The decision was not subject to a proper prior evaluation of effects and will likely have detrimental effects on many companies and workers of the logistics and supply chains in the EU.
News March 19, 2020 COVID-19: A call for social dialogue in Inland Waterways This morning, European Barge Union released a statement, calling for the free movement of vessels and crew members, as well as flexibility in the application of the working time directive crewing regulations. On top of that, they propose the elimination of penalties in cases where these regulations are not respected. In response, we sent out a letter to EBU and ESO, emphasising the need for social dialogue in Inland Waterways in these difficult times.
News November 12, 2019 First CBA in the River Cruise Sector – smooth sailing ahead? ETF welcomes the CBA and acknowledges it as a first step in the right direction. Further positive changes are on their way as on November 7, the official negotiations for a European-wide agreement between IG River Cruise, European Barge Union (EBU) and ETF commenced. European Social Partners hope to reach a meaningful agreement by Autumn 2020.
Publication April 3, 2019 TASCS Final Report The “Towards A Sustainable Crewing System” (TASCS) project is concluded and its Final Report is available in English, French, German and Dutch.
Event June 28, 2018 TASCS Expert Workshop Valuable insights added to the preliminary conclusions of the researchers.
Statement April 21, 2018 Social partners decry violence in inland waterways Joint declaration for the elimination of violence against women and LGBTQI workers in the sector
News April 21, 2018 Social dumping is hampering social security harmonisation – but we can do better Dedicated working group addresses issues where social security causes social dumping .
News September 21, 2016 50 years of social dialogue in European Inland Navigation sector Deep cooperation has resulted in tangible, balanced and productive outcomes.
Statement July 26, 2016 Social Partners and Aquapol demand EU legislative framework for inland waterways