IMPROVING WORKING LIVES & FUTURES

Creating a better future for workers today.

By sharing our knowledge, experiences, research, tools and other resources, we can focus and unify our action, strengthen our collective voice and amplify our impact, to create a better future for workers, today.

Resources

Video 16 May 2023

Women Bus Drivers the Need to Create a Safe World of Work

According to the ILO, violence against transport workers is one of the most important factors limiting the attraction of transport jobs for women and breaking the retention of those who are employed

Resources 15 Aug 2023

Safe Rates Flyers and posters

Let’s fight together for safe and fair standards, safe roads, and a sustainable road transport industry.

Resources 12 Aug 2023

Young Workers in Transport: Decent Work, Just Transition and Union Rights

This report examines the main challenges faced by young workers in the global transport sector and the ways in which these challenges could be mitigated. It covers the challenges related to issues

Resources 08 Aug 2023

Dockers' Future of Work Campaign Toolkit

The introduction of new technology and automation by global stevedoring operators and by publicly owned ports is a threat to all dockworkers. This is true whether older ports are partially automated

Resources 27 Jul 2023

Respecting the human rights of seafarers in global supply chains

This guidance focuses on the human rights risks in company supply chains for seafarers on merchant vessels. This is distinct from fishers and dockers, who are covered by different international

Resources 07 Jul 2023

The Importance of Sustainable Mobility in Achieving U20 Goals

Last year, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) was invited to submit a white paper in support of the Urban 20 communiqué to G20 leaders. We strongly supported action on the

Resources 26 Jun 2023

Transport 2040: Impact of Technology on Seafarers

This report confirms what we in the trade union movement have been arguing for decades: that humans are not going anywhere when it comes to this sector. Whatever technologies are deployed from among

Resources 15 Jun 2023

The Global Vision for Safe Rates, Safe Roads, and Sustainable Road Transport

Background paper - Around the world road transport workers face severe work pressures due to low-cost tendering practices, unreasonable scheduling, and low rates of pay. These pressures originate with

Resources 31 May 2023

The Mass Human Element - Collating Seafarers' Voices: Perspectives and Expectations

Taking the input of seafarers on current ongoing developments in the maritime industry has been considered sensitive and political but is critical at this juncture as they are one of the key maritime

Resources 18 May 2023

Lessons in Failure: Automation at the Port of Auckland

In 2016 Ports of Auckland launched an automation programme which it claimed would double the port’s capacity, promising Aucklanders, customers and shareholders safety, environmental, community and