Fair Transport for Europe!

In an appeal between trade union FNV and IKEA subcontractor Brinkman Trans Holland, a Dutch court has decided that national labour rules must also apply to foreign drivers that are running freight operations from the Netherlands. “This is a very important decision for international road transport”, says FNV spokesperson Edwin Ateman. “IKEA has Brinkman doing […]

Seafaring unions from Ireland and the UK have launched a new offensive to halt the decline of employment opportunities for their national residents. Over the last 30 years, the number of UK ratings in the merchant navy has fallen by two thirds. The reason for this drastic fall is the persistent problem of social dumping […]

The campaign for Fair Transport has scored a new victory. After months of dispute, DHL Express Turkey is finally willing to enter into negotiations with the workers’ representatives of the TÜMTIS union. In September 2017, DP-DHL made a global promise to recognise unions everywhere. But despite the fact that Turkish courts recognised TÜMTIS as the […]

Amazon employees from Spain, Germany and Poland are sending out a clear message: the booming profits of the online retailing company should not come at the expense of workers’ safety, health and living standards. On the very occasion of Amazon’s major summer sales event called “Prime Day”, 98 percent of employees at the company’s biggest […]

Belgian transport workers’ union BTB-UBT displayed its creative approach to campaigning with a simultaneous action in Brussels and Strasbourg. The actions coincided with the important vote in the European Parliament on the EU Mobility Package. The outcome of the vote was proof positive that months of concerted union effort can bring results at the heart […]