Fair Transport for Europe

Unions and workers together for dignity at work

European transport workers are under attack, facing unfair competition, social dumping and exploitation. The result: job losses, poor working conditions, precarious contracts and low wages.

But another way is possible. Workers across Europe are joining forces. We demand that employers and politicians unleash the power of transport to create millions of quality jobs for Europe. That’s Fair Transport!

Fair Transport Europe is the ETF’s campaign against social dumping in the European transport sector. We are fighting for quality jobs for transport workers and a safe, reliable service for customers. European transport trade unions are standing together to demand an end to unfair competition and exploitation. We’re organising across Europe to show the strength of our movement, building up to an international week of action in March 2019. With the European Elections fast approaching, we expect clear commitments from politicians that they will defend and develop quality work in the transport sector.

Every part of the ETF, including our affiliates across Europe , is participating in the Fair Transport campaign. You’ll find some information and news here, but the full story is on the campaign website.

 

Fair Transport News

News September 18, 2024

Hundreds Rally in Strasbourg Urging EU to End Exploitation in Subcontracting Chains

More than 700 workers united today in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, to call upon the EU institutions to take urgent action to stop exploitation in subcontracting chains and labour intermediation. Hundreds of transport workers participated with their unions, coming from all over Europe to send a clear message to the newly appointed EU Commission.

News February 7, 2023

The future of transport, as the ETF President, Frank Moreels, sees it

ETF President Frank Moreels is convinced the way forward for transport is to place people – both workers and users – at its core. Right after the ETF roundtable on the future of transport, he shared his views on how the transport sector should look like and what needs to be done to get there.

News January 30, 2023

Solving transport’s labour crisis requires policies that put workers first

Last week, ETF launched a worker-centred discussion around the future of transport with EU Transport Commissioner, Adina Vălean, and the European Parliament’s TRAN Committee coordinators – Marin-Jean Marinescu (EPP), Petar Vitanov (S&D), Ciarán Cuffe (Greens/EFA) and Elena Kountoura (The Left).