President von der Leyen must back support of social partners with action! Following the SOTEU 2023, the European Transport Workers’ Federation calls on the EC President, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Commission at large, to back statements of support for social partners and trade unions with bold and substantive actions, policy and legislation. Statement 14 Sep 2023
Labour shortage cannot be solved with third-country workers, warns European Transport Workers’ Federation ETF warns against opening the EU labour market to third-country nationals without first fixing the lack of decent work in the transport industry. To do so otherwise is an open invitation for further exploitation of transport workers. Press Release 20 Sep 2022
Letter from the ETF in response to opening the EU labour market for third-country nationals as proposed in the 14 September State of the European Union resource 20 Sep 2022