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Get ME home safely: Unions demand safe commuting for women transport workers

Get ME home safely: ETF and transport unions across Europe advocate for safe commuting as a political, employer, and local community obligation.

Campaign

Making the Transport Sector Fit for Women to Work in

ETF’s survey of around 3,000 women transport workers has revealed an urgent need for substantial changes to make the transport sector genuinely fit for women to work in. Against this background, the ETF is launching its campaign ‘Make Transport Fit for Women to Work in’, targeting policymakers and social partners at both national and European level.

News

ETF’s Workplace Guidance to address violence and harassment against women at work explained by Dr Jane Pillinger

To mark today’s Human Rights Day, the last day of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the ETF has released a series of videos to guide trade unions through the use of our newly published Workplace Guidance to address violence and harassment against women at work.

In Summary

Only 22% of transport workers are women, which makes transport one of the most gender segregated sectors of the economy.

Transport jobs are gradually becoming more open to women, but the workplace culture in many transport industries is still male-focused. Furthermore, the sector has a lot of work to do to ensure that women have equal access to employment with equal pay and career opportunities. Women transport workers also face shocking levels of harassment and violence. Until these problems are addressed, women’s participation and leadership in the sector will not improve significantly.

The ETF Women’s Committee strives for the improvement of women’s employment and quality of work. We campaign for a violence-free workplace and fight against the social dumping and precarious work that affect women transport workers.

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