ETF calls for immediate waiver of patents on Covid-19 vaccines A genuine recovery from COVID-19 will only be possible if it occurs globally and simultaneously, ensuring universal access to vaccination and medical equipment everywhere. The ETF demands that the European Commission, EU Council and all European States immediately support India and South Africa’s proposal at the WTO to fight Covid-19. Statement 1 Jun 2021
ETF Executive Committee Motion | ETF calls on the immediate waiver of patents on Covid-19 vaccines resource 1 Jun 2021
ETF Executive Committee Motion | ETF condemns flight diversion by the Belarussian authorities and calls upon the EU Institutions and European countries to ensure aviation safety and security resource 1 Jun 2021
Ending Driver Fatigue: A Matter of Road Safety Ending Driver Fatigue: A Matter of Road Safety will bring together EU policy makers, road safety experts and trade union representatives to discuss the implications of ETF’s shocking study on the link between driver fatigue and poor working conditions in passenger and freight road transport. Event 27 May 2021
New medical guidelines for fishers ETF and Europêche have published new Guidelines on the medical examinations of fishers, paving the way for the harmonisation of standards for health and fitness checks across Europe and worldwide. Press Release 20 May 2021
Women in Rail – EU-level negotiations between social partners resume Today, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), representing employees, and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), representing railway sector employers, resumed negotiations at EU-level for a binding agreement aimed at promoting women’s employment in the sector. Press Release 18 May 2021
Could a global minimum tax be a game-changer for the way EU shipping is governed? The OECD proposal for a global minimum tax for multinational companies would ensure that corporations pay taxes and participate to the common societal effort regardless of where they base their operations. News 12 May 2021