‼️NO SLAVE LABOUR IN EUROPEAN WATERS!
🇮🇪😢 Over the past few years Ireland has been hit by scandals that revealed human trafficking and abuse of migrant workers in its fishing industry.
✊ Now a successful campaign by the International Transport Workers' Federation has forced the Irish government to change the immigration rules that let bad businesses trap migrant fishers in dreadful, dangerous conditions. That's good news for everyone.
🐟 #FairTransport means a fishing industry that's fair from sea to plate! The Irish government must follow its commitments and enforce these new rules NOW.
EFFAT European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions ... See MoreSee Less
✊🚄 A big victory for safety, jobs and #FairTransport in Belgium! The Belgian railways have released a study showing that it is "financially and technically" impossible to run trains without guards.
Railway workers and their unions have been saying exactly this for years, but many countries are pushing ahead with dangerous projects to run driver-only trains. What happens in an accident, or if a vulnerable passenger needs help? #KeepTheGuardOnTheTrain
Unions across Europe have run manycampaigns to keep the guard on the trains, including this huge international action day last year: bit.ly/2Qx2h4h
Cgsp Cheminots ACOD Spoor EVG
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) ... See MoreSee Less
Our actions for #FairTransport are paying off as the European Parliament adopts better rules for the road transport sector:
😴 weekly rest must be spent away from the vehicle
🏠 drivers must be allowed to return home every four weeks
⚖️ time limit on cabotage to foster fair competition
🏳️ fair pay for posted workers
📮 new requirements to tackle letterbox companies
🛰️ smart technologies to facilitate controls ... See MoreSee Less
🤩 Last week was full of excitement!
🙋♀️🙋♂️ First our action week, reaching 100+ events across Europe, and then our huge demonstration in Brussels! A river of thousands of transport workers marched through the streets against social dumping and for decent work in a social Europe.
📸 This video summarises the best moments of our #FairTransport campaign and shows what we can achieve when we stand together across borders! ... See MoreSee Less
🎉✊Today was the day. After more than 100 actions across Europe, it was time to take to the streets. Thousands of workers from unions all over the continent marched for #FairTransport in Brussels.
The diversity of the sectors, slogans and signs show that we are right: social dumping and exploitation are felt in all parts of the transport sector. Europe's 10 million transport workers deserve respect, and this has to end.
Transport workers can stand together across borders, refusing the attempts of employers and politicians to divide us. We are united behind our manifesto and call with one voice FAIR TRANSPORT FOR EUROPE!
Read ➡️ bit.ly/2HKkMBW ... See MoreSee Less
