Filipino truck drivers received back payment of wages in Germany In recent years research conducted by the Dutch trade union research and enforcement foundation FNV-VNB in collaboration with the ITF, the ETF, local trade unions and NGOs, has identified several cases of abuse on non-EU truck drivers in Europe. Press Release 25 Sep 2019
The Mobility Package has a future! Bus, coach and truck drivers have hope! On 24 September, the TRAN Committee of the European Parliament gave green light to their newly appointed rapporteurs to start negotiations with the Council of Transport Ministers, on the Mobility Package. News 24 Sep 2019
ETF joins its affiliate UNITE the UNION in saying that professional drivers must not pick up the bill for a no-deal Brexit! The ETF is opposing any plan by the UK government to relax or remove the limits of the drivers hours rules set by Regulation 561/2006, as a result of Brexit. News 26 Aug 2019
ILO adopts a historic new convention against violence and harassment in the world of work Now it’s time to ensure that governments in Europe ratify and implement the Convention. The ETF Women’s Committee urges all ETF trade unions to promote fair and violence-free workplaces for women transport workers. News 25 Jun 2019
ETF supports the women’s strike today in Switzerland! More pay! More time! More respect! That’s the demand from hundreds of thousands of women in Switzerland, who are still denied their constitutional right to equal pay while facing higher levels of unemployment and gender-based violence. News 14 Jun 2019
ETF Acting General Secretary expresses her support for an ILO Convention on violence & harassment in the world of work Women workers face terrible violence and harrassment – and transport workers are some of the most affected. Today we asked the European Commission and the Romanian EU Presidency to push for an ILO Convention on violence and harassment in the world of work at the centenary ILO Conference next week in Geneva. Statement 5 Jun 2019
We’re taking the next step in our Stronger Together campaign against gender-based violence The ETF Women’s Committee urges all ETF trade unions to promote fair and violence-free workplaces for women transport workers in Europe. News 23 May 2019
ETF-IRU Joint statement – Social partners demand better regulation and digital enforcement in road transport (May 2019) resource 21 May 2019