News March 5, 2020 Effective and ambitious legislation on due diligence is urgently needed The ETF calls for a European directive on mandatory human rights due diligence and responsible business conduct. Companies need to finally be held accountable for the impacts of their operations, without prejudice to joint and several liability. A European directive would bring us closer to stopping violations of human rights that continue to take place in multinational operations, and their supply and subcontracting chains.
Statement March 3, 2020 Statement against criminalisation of inland navigation crewmembers The ITF and ETF Inland Navigation Sections are very concerned that the Captain of the Viking Sigyn faces a long prison sentence after the tragic accident on the river Danube in Budapest May 2019.
Publication February 26, 2020 Final report | EWCs in Transport: more and better participation of workers now! A tailor-made manual for Transport Trade Unions in Europe on setting up EWCs in Transport companies.
Press Release February 19, 2020 Return lashing to shore-based dock workers! The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) today call upon ship operators to return lashing to shore based dock workers.
Press Release February 19, 2020 ETF and IRU urge EU to address unprecedented driver shortage in road transport industry Yesterday marked the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the EU Social Dialogue Committee for Road Transport between social partners IRU and ETF. ETF and IRU reminded the EU officials that driver shortage is alarmingly increasing in the EU, with 20% of unfilled drivers’ positions in passenger and goods transport in 2019.
News February 18, 2020 ETF meets with EU Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean ETF attends first meeting, hopefully, the first of many to come, with EU Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean. We hope that this is the start of fruitful cooperation that will shape the future of Fair Transport for Europe.
Publication February 18, 2020 A new guide on European Works Councils An instrumental guide on EWC’s is the final outcome of a joint project of the EWC Deutsche Bahn AG and EWC Deutsche Post DHL Group called “EWC and the national and local level”.
News February 8, 2020 Land transport modes come together to discuss digitalisation and automation For the first time, the ETF land transport sections came together to discuss the topic of digitalisation and automation within the scope of ETF’s “ETF Automation & Digitalisation Toolkit (EADT)” project.
News February 3, 2020 Shared priorities confirmed at an ETF meeting with Swedish Minister for Infrastructure ETF president Frank Moreels and General Secretary Livia Spera met with Tomas Eneroth, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, and Mattias Landgren, his State Secretary, today in Brussels.
Statement January 31, 2020 ETF support and solidarity for UK workers and trade unions post-Brexit On the day of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, we pledge our support to our brothers and sisters in the UK. We will continue to work cooperatively and in solidarity with all our affiliates, inside or outside the EU, to defend fair transport throughout Europe.
News January 30, 2020 Italian Government gives its greenlight for ratification of ILO Convention 188 The ETF welcomes the green light of the Italian Government for the ratification of the ILO Convention 188 “Work in fishing”. The ETF, together with ITF, will continue to ask as many countries as possible to ratify the Convention 188 and properly implement it. The Convention is a fundamental international instrument to protect fishers’ working conditions and rights.