European transport workers are standing up to demand quality jobs for transport workers, and a safe, reliable service. Coordinated actions by unions across Europe will show the strength of our movement against exploitation and unfair competition. That’s the Fair Transport Europe campaign.
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Fair Transport Europe is a campaign of the European Transport Workers’ Federation, which represents over 5 million transport workers across the continent.
November 26, 2018 - 13:20
As part of maritime union RMT’s campaign for more jobs for domestic ratings on the Irish Sea the union is holding a Day of Action against Irish Ferries on Monday 26 November with a protest as follows: Irish Ferries: from midday, Holyhead Port, Anglesey LL65 1DR. The union has obtained evidence that a Latvian Ordinary […]
Read more...November 24, 2018 - 12:40
The Netherlands supreme court has broken a ruling by the court of appeal that had previously ruled that Dutch wages were not applicable to Hungarian truck drivers working in and from the Netherlands. The drivers have Hungarian contracts and salaries but they do not work in Hungary. They do not transport goods in or out […]
Read more...November 21, 2018 - 15:19
700 employees working for the Norwegian ferry company Color Line can finally breathe again. After strong pressure from union representatives and federations, the Norwegian government has decided that Color Line will not flag out. This means the profitable shipping company cannot replace Norwegian seamen with cheaper foreign labour. Unrest at the ferry company flared up […]
Read more...November 9, 2018 - 15:20
Social dumping and major grey areas in road transport legislation have led to unhealthy competition and major problems in the Swedish road haulage industry. The Swedish Transport Workers’ Union and Ikea have for some time conducted a constructive dialogue to address problems in Ikea’s supply chains in Sweden and the Nordic region. The background is […]
Read more...November 6, 2018 - 14:39
Coordinated action between transport unions in Denmark and the Netherlands has revealed the exploitation of Filipino truck drivers on European roads. With union help, the police managed to bring nine drivers to safety. They now have formal status as victims of human trafficking and are under the protection of the Dutch authorities. Last week, Fagbladet […]
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