Social sustainability must be kept at the core of all future engagements part of the Toulouse declaration The ETF welcomes the Declaration on future sustainability and decarbonisation in aviation, or the so-called Toulouse declaration adopted today during the Aviation Summit under the French presidency of the Council of the EU. The Aviation Summit, a flagship event for aviation of the French Presidency, gathered EU ministers, the European Commission, the ICAO president, the Directors General of Civil Aviation, members of the European Civil Aviation Conference, and stakeholders representing the air transport in Toulouse, France. News 4 Feb 2022
We stand by our Italian affiliates in their fight to stop the dismissal of over 1,400 workers from the Air Italy The Italian authorities have to find an integrative solution to the Air Italy crisis, putting the workers’ wellbeing at the core of the negotiations. News 11 Jan 2022
ETF, in solidarity with all Greek seafarers asking for meaningful social dialogue and respect News 7 Dec 2021
Minimum conditions for social certification in the seafood supply chain ETF and Europêche agreed on the fundamental principle that private labels can never go below the internationally recognised social standards set in ILO Convention C188. Press Release 23 Nov 2021
Women in Rail Agreement signed and ready for implementation ETF and CER have officially signed the Women in Rail autonomous agreement aimed at promoting employment of women in the sector, marking its entry into force. Press Release 5 Nov 2021
COP26: ETF & UITP call on EU to put public transport at the heart of climate talks Public transport has a leading role to play in achieving the green transition. It is now time for the European decision-makers to recognise its key role and prioritise our sector in their national plans. Statement 19 Oct 2021
IRU and ETF welcome new EU funding for safe and secure truck parking areas With only 300,000 truck parking spaces currently available in the EU, there is a significant shortfall of 100,000 spaces to meet total demand. Only 7,000, or less than 3%, of existing parking places in the EU are in certified safe and secure areas. Press Release 17 Sep 2021
Italian unions sign landmark agreement with Amazon Italian transport unions FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL and UILTRASPORTI have signed a historic industrial relations protocol with Amazon, establishing that the company must recognise them as social partners. News 15 Sep 2021