The growth of labour brokers is presenting new challenges for African trade unions. A need for research was expressed by affiliates at the East and Southern Africa SASK Road Transport Planning seminar in 2006. Hence the focus of the research is on the road transport industry. more>>
About ITF Education
Education is an important tool to help build strong unions in response to the global restructuring of the transport industry. The ITF places emphasis on education activities which deal with issues linked to globalisation in the transport industry, relate to the industrial priorities of the different transport sectors, and are coordinated on a sub-regional, regional and global level. Both industrialised and developing countries are targeted. more >>
The challenge of organising casual workers - Labour brokers in Southern Africa
Campaign against climate change – trade union conference
The ‘campaign against climate change’ held its 2nd trade union conference on Saturday 7 March 2009, in London and was well attended by members from GMB, UNITE, PCS, CWU and the TUC, as well as environmental groups and activists. more>>
The ITF Education Annual Report 2008
Throughout 2008 the department was involved in the implementation of new initiatives as well as continuing with pre-existing areas of work.
Some of the new areas include the work on climate change and transport, a regional summer school, strengthening industrial organising, bargaining and coordination in the aviation and ports sections and the Caribbean subregion, and contributing to the ITF women’s school. More>>
*To download the report, please scroll to the end of this web page.
Strategic Campaigns Manual
The ITF has produced a strategic campaigns manual as part of a project supported by FNV Mondiaal. The manual is designed to help unions plan specific campaigns, which target either employers or government.
The manual is a step by step guide on how to plan and implement an effective campaign. Modules include identifying targets that could bring pressure to bear on the main target, developing strategies and tactics, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and case studies of actual campaigns. more >>
Education Modules
As part of the ITF global project 'Training the Trainers', the Education Department has completed 2 education modules entitled 'Introducing the ITF' and 'Transport logistics'.
The modules are designed to support education activities relating to issues of globalisation, transport restructuring and how trade unions can respond and develop new strategies.
Each pack consists of the following: Presentation Materials, Notes for the trainer, Background Information and Education activities more >>
19 Jan 2010 Haiti - Humanitarian Appeal The ITF is urging affiliates to raise funds to support humanitarian aid efforts by local union's in the Dominican Republic crossing the border into Haiti with essential items.
Funds can be sent to the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC...
18 Dec 2009 ITF champions safe clean transport at Copenhagen The ITF championed the cause of safe, clean public transport at a special seminar for delegates at the Copenhagen climate change conference on 15 December. The seminar looked at the role of clean, green jobs in reducing emissions, tackling climate...
28 Nov 2008 Transport workers drive World Aids Day message around the world On planes, trains & automobiles – not to mention buses, trams, docks, boats and ships, transport workers will be marking the 20th World Aids Day on Monday 1 December.
Transport trade unionists will back the day, which is called by the World Aids...
19 Apr 2007 ITF backs G8 Aids campaign Global union federation the ITF and its hundreds of affiliated unions are using the international Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April to take forward a union campaign to push HIV/Aids to the front of the G8’s agenda when it meets in Germany in June....
Reaching out to informal workers
Unions wishing to organise informal transport workers may benefit from a major ITF research project looking at the challenges involved in recruiting these workers and serving their needs. Here, research coordinator Chris Bonner shares some preliminary findings of the project – which was nearing completion as TI went to press
Education and organising
When the ITF presented our project proposal to funding organisations, I was groping to find a list of road transport workers’ unions in Central America.
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