Strengthening the railway sector and supporting railway workers is an investment in a green and social future European social partners in rail, ETF and CER, issued a joint declaration, expressing gratitude to railway workers who worked throughout the pandemic and recognising the key role the sector can play in a green and social future. News 18 Dec 2020
Rail Social Partners launch 6th annual report on Women in Rail The rail social partners ETF and CER have released the 6th annual report mapping the situation of women’s employment in the railway sector. Publication 9 Apr 2020
Call for external expert – Employability in the Railway Sector in the Light of Digitalisation and Automation Opportunity to Tender 9 Mar 2020
Employability in the Railway Sector in the Light of Digitalisation and Automation We shape digital transformation in the railway sector. Projects 9 Mar 2020
Celebrating 20 Years of Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee & looking forward Railway social partners and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) gathered with ETF for the annual plenary meeting of the Rail Sectoral Social Dialogue. Social partners negotiated their joint work programme for the next two years and agreed to focus on women’s employment and equal opportunities in the railway sector, ensuring railway safety in an open and competitive market, working and resting time rules, and employability in the light of digitalisation and automation. News 6 Nov 2019
Rail social partners start negotiations on agreement to promote women’s employment Women account for less than 20% of the railway workforce, a figure that is alarmingly below the 46% participation rate of women in the labour market. Railway companies and trade unions are convinced that the situation needs to change in order to avoid missing out on the valuable contribution of women, to promote diversity at the workplace, and eventually harmonise the railway sector’s image with the reality of the society in which rail customers live. News 16 Oct 2019