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International Transport Workers' Federation
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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social
:
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
International Law
Labour
Sustainable Development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
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Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Policy advice
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development
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Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development
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Agriculture
Climate change
Gender equality
Health
International law
Oceans and seas
Transport
Geographic scope:
International
Country of activity:
Germany
Belgium
Algeria
Nicaragua
Jamaica
Mauritius
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cyprus
Bulgaria
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Jordan
Norway
Trinidad and Tobago
Iceland
Yemen
Cape Verde
Iraq
Papua New Guinea
Denmark
Cambodia
Philippines
Israel
Ukraine
France
Kenya
Eritrea
Guyana
Mexico
Luxembourg
Romania
India
Thailand
Lebanon
Costa Rica
Antigua and Barbuda
Timor-Leste
Ireland
Gambia
Czechia
Russian Federation
Switzerland
Benin
Ecuador
Madagascar
Argentina
Tuvalu
Guatemala
Togo
Ghana
Netherlands
Cameroon
Montenegro
Dominica
Latvia
Fiji
Uruguay
Greece
Croatia
Burkina Faso
Slovenia
Malaysia
Portugal
United States of America
Malta
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Indonesia
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Italy
Congo
Georgia
Senegal
Solomon Islands
Morocco
New Zealand
Bahrain
Austria
Chile
Vanuatu
Barbados
Canada
Honduras
Colombia
Ethiopia
Kiribati
Türkiye
Sierra Leone
Kazakhstan
Finland
Lithuania
Tunisia
Peru
Spain
Panama
Serbia
Egypt
Japan
South Africa
Sweden
Singapore
Estonia
Grenada
Nigeria
Brazil
Australia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Poland
Liberia
Millennium Development Goals:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:
The ITF is a free trade union body established to defend and further internationally the economic and social interests of transport workers of all kinds, and their trade unions. It stands for the defence of democracy and freedom and is opposed to colonialism, imperialism, totalitarianism and aggression in all their forms and to any discrimination based on gender, nationality, race or colour, age, sexual orientation, disability or beliefs. The aims of the ITF shall be: (a) To promote universal recognition of Conventions Nos. 87 and 98 of the International Labour Organization, concerning respectively Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively, other fundamental labour standards and relevant instruments of that Organization; (b) to support the work of the United Nations, its agencies, other intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations in those activities promoting peace based on social justice and economic progress; (c) to assist affiliated organisations to defend and promote internationally, the economic, social, occupational, educational and cultural interests of their members, including equal opportunities for all, gender mainstreaming and involvement of young workers in all ITF activities; (d) to assist affiliated organisations by developing research activities on problems and trends affecting their members, on working conditions, labour legislation, trade union organisation and education, collective bargaining and other matters related to the achievement of the ITF’s aims; (e) to assist workers in the transport and allied industries in the defence and promotion of their economic, social, occupational, educational and cultural interests.
Year established:
1896
Year of registration:
1983
Number and type of members:
The ITF has nearly 700 affiliated members collectively representing around 4.5 million transport workers around the world.
Funding structure:
Membership fees or dues
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