Solving transport’s labour crisis requires policies that put workers first Last week, ETF launched a worker-centred discussion around the future of transport with EU Transport Commissioner, Adina Vălean, and the European Parliament’s TRAN Committee coordinators – Marin-Jean Marinescu (EPP), Petar Vitanov (S&D), Ciarán Cuffe (Greens/EFA) and Elena Kountoura (The Left). News 30 Jan 2023
Trade Unions Address Social Challenges in European Land Transport This EU-funded project adresses sector-specific challenges in rail, road, urban public transport and platform economy. Projects 30 Jan 2023
Forced labour and deep-sea fishing, critical topics at the upcoming Social Dialogue on Fisheries Sea Fisheries Social Partners are highly concerned about forced labour and the limitations of deep-sea fishing . In their upcoming meeting, they are considering adopting a joint resolution to ask for the EC proposal for a Regulation banning products deriving from forced labour to go hand in hand with the IUU Regulation. News 30 Jan 2023
Inland Water Transport workers and the Posting of Workers Directive As the ETF IWT Sections’ expert for many years on the coordination of social security in the European Inland Waterways Transport sector, Cécile Tournaye proposes a new path to identify the national applicable labour law in IWT. As the IWT sector in Europe has no flag-state legislation, determining the applicable national labour law is extremely difficult. News 27 Jan 2023
Inland Water Transport workers and the Posting of Workers Directive – by Cécile Tournaye resource 27 Jan 2023
European trade unions federations on the anti-strike legislation in the UK – bin it ! The European Trade Union Federations (ETUFs) strongly condemn the UK government’s draft legislation on minimum service. It needs to be withdrawn. Statement 27 Jan 2023
SOCIALAND: Strengthening the capacity of workers’ organisations to address social challenges in land transport in Europe resource 26 Jan 2023
Social dialogue package: time for action The ETUFs expect the EU Commission – in close cooperation with the EU sectoral social partners – to define the criteria on the legislative implementation of agreements and also who can take part in EU sectoral social dialogue committees. Statement 26 Jan 2023
Ukraine: Solidarity Strengthened by Conflict Ukrainian unions representing millions of transport workers welcomed leaders from European and global union federations to a solidarity meeting last week. News 25 Jan 2023