New report exposes XPO’s anti-worker and anti-union practices ETF and ITF published a report exposing anti-worker and anti-union practices and called on XPO to enter into dialogue with workers’ representatives on the EU and global level. News 7 Oct 2020
Trade unions sound alarm over Ryanair CEO’s bonus pay in the time of mass dismissals and state support provided to the airline ETF and ITF condemn the shareholders’ decision to pay out a €458,000 bonus to Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary after the carrier made thousands of workers redundant, cut workers’ salaries and took state pandemic support. Press Release 24 Sep 2020
Wizz Air: Stop union busting in Ukraine! ETF and ITF launched an online petition, calling on Ukrainian authorities to investigate the union-busting and wider allegations of labour law violations. Press Release 9 Sep 2020
Cross-border union cooperation results in repatriation of sick seafarers Cooperation between a Rusian union (SUR), a European (ETF) and a global (ITF) federation, resulted in successful repatriation of three Russian seafarers. Union Action 20 Jul 2020
Maritime industry urges EU leadership: Facilitate repatriation, crew changes, shore leave and medical attention! In the lead up to the European Parliament’s plenary session on 8 July, maritime industry stakeholders call upon European leaders to show political leadership and commitment to the welfare of seafarers. Press Release 7 Jul 2020
COVID-19: Social partners call for crew changes of fishers in West Africa ETF, Europeche and Cogeca addressed a letter to the relevant authorities of Senegal and Ivory Coast to ask for their cooperation and support in facilitating the repatriation of fishermen stranded in West Africa. News 23 Jun 2020
North American dockers receive international support in their ongoing fight for racial justice Italian dockers from FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL and Uiltrasporti join ILWU in protests of solidarity with the struggle for racial equality and social justice. Statement 19 Jun 2020
Effective and ambitious legislation on due diligence is urgently needed The ETF calls for a European directive on mandatory human rights due diligence and responsible business conduct. Companies need to finally be held accountable for the impacts of their operations, without prejudice to joint and several liability. A European directive would bring us closer to stopping violations of human rights that continue to take place in multinational operations, and their supply and subcontracting chains. News 5 Mar 2020