Women
Millions of women work in the transport industry world-wide, from bus and train drivers, to port workers, airline cabin crew, executives, call centre staff and office workers. Like most workers in the industry, women are seeing globalisation, de-regulation and privatisation squeeze their jobs, their wages and their conditions. At the same time, women have been facing unequal wages and rights, closed doors, poor parenting and maternity provision, discrimination and harassment.
Central to the ITF's campaigning is the aim to organise women into trade union activities, empowering women to secure better working conditions, more rights and equality with their male colleagues.
 | 23 Oct 2008
Climate change gets gender perspective
Women transport workers this week put a gender slant on the issue of climate change.
Over 23 women transport workers representing 20 countries attended the ITF women’s committee meeting on 20 and 21 October in London, UK, where they discussed... 29 Aug 2008
Women activists from the Arab World demand practical steps for the future
Women trade unionists have called for measures to promote the role of female workers to help strengthen union organising in the long term.
Some 20 trade union women from eight countries gathered in Amman, Jordan, this week for a three-day seminar...
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| 29 Jun 2006
ITF’s 41st Congress set for South Africa, August 2 to 9
The ITF is to hold its 41st world congress in Durban, South Africa from 2 to 9 August. This will be the first congress to be held in Africa in the Federation’s 110 year history and the biggest ever. The venue is the International Convention Centre... 12 Oct 2005
Unions launch global logistics network
Trade unions with members working in the big four logistics/express delivery companies - UPS, DHL, Federal Express and TNT - will meet in Washington from 1 to 3 November 2005 to establish a global union network. The meeting is being organised by...
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