Statement June 13, 2023 Railway workers condemn EU attacks on rail freight ETF, together with our rail affiliates EVG, CGT Cheminots, CFDT Chemino and UNSA-Ferroviaire, strongly condemn the EU attacks on rail freight and call for an adequate strategy for the railway sector in Europe that promotes climate-friendly rail freight transport.
News June 13, 2023 Council breakthrough, an important step forward in the process, but text weakens worker’s hand Once the mandate of the Council of the European Union on the platform work directive has been agreed upon, the trilogue negotiations between Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament on Platform Work Directive can start. ETF has very strong reservations about the Council’s position and believes the strong presumption of employment contained in the EP text is the best way to ensure that workers are classified correctly to get access to their employment, social and pension rights.
Press Release June 9, 2023 ‘Governments must seize this moment’: Critical juncture for EU Platform Work Directive It’s time for the Council of the EU to agree on a mandate on the Platform Work Directive that will protect the employment rights of millions of app-based transport workers, including ride-hail drivers and food delivery riders! ETF, ITF and their affiliates are calling on the Council to hammer out a deal so that trilogue negotiations with the European Commission, Council and Parliament can finally begin.
News June 2, 2023 Belgian unions set to mobilise against another legal attack on the right to strike in Europe Belgian unions stand together in their fight to defend the right to strike. They will take action next week in Brussels to oppose the so-called justice bill, soon to be presented to the labour committee of the Belgian parliament. Allowing to ban demonstrators convicted of misbehaviour at demonstrations, this bill could be just the pretext to enforce an effective blanket ban on trade unions demonstrations.
Press Release June 1, 2023 EU Social Partners for Fisheries: shaping a better path for a sustainable future for the fishing industry In the framework of the ‘Pillars of the Sea 3’ project, Europêche and ETF work together with specialists in the sector to develop a wide range of tools – guidelines, course programmes, legal analyses, and recommendations – for a safer, healthier, and more worker-friendly fisheries sector in the EU and worldwide.
News June 1, 2023 Redefining maritime transport professions After 4.5 years of exceptional contributions and hard work from all partners, the closing conference of the SkillSea project concluded yesterday in Brussels. when a new maritime skill sea strategy was launched.
Press Release May 31, 2023 ETF warns: until real social improvements occur, the chaos will continue in aviation Until the aviation industry is ready to offer real solutions to address the ongoing social issues in the sector, the 2022 summer chaos will repeat in 2023, warns ETF. In a letter to the EU Commissioner for Transport, ETF indicates that an honest social dialogue and ensuring that aviation is a good place to work are crucial to building a sustainable aviation industry.
News May 26, 2023 A message of support from ETUC 15th Congress against further liberalisation of rail and attacks on French rail freight. European Trade Union Confederation’s (ETUC) 15th Congress sends a resounding message of support for French railway workers. The ETUC has made a clear pledge of solidarity and cooperation with the transport workers of Europe in their struggle against policies that come at the expense of transport workers. With this support, the ETF strives to ensure that rail transport is a public service fit for a fair and sustainable Europe.
News May 25, 2023 European fishers joined forces to defend their work and reclaim their future From Italy to France and Spain, the European fishers called on the European Commission to correlate its recent decisions regulating the sector to the realities of the industry. Across Europe, fishers joined forces and asked for tailored EU rules allowing them to maintain their jobs instead of making the EU depend only on imported fish products imports.
Statement May 24, 2023 European Commission’s proposal for more flexibility in driving and rest time rules puts road safety on the line ETF warns that the EC’s newly published proposal to revise the driving and rest time rules for occasional passenger transport threatens the safety of drivers and passengers alike and asks for the EP and the Council’s support in protecting the working conditions of bus and coach drivers.
News May 23, 2023 Towards sustainability in the e-commerce supply chain TeamHub country fiches are online! Within the Team Hub project – in which ETF is an associated partner – you have free access to short country-level analysis of the e-commerce and logistics sectors and labour conditions in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, and Spain.
News May 18, 2023 International Day for Women in Maritime 2023 The ETF is working to address the current gender imbalance in the maritime, is promoting the role of women in the maritime industry as well as gender diversity and equality and is fighting gender stereotypes and gender discrimination.