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International Transport Workers' Federation

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	International Transport Workers' Federation
Organization's acronym:	ITF
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	49-60 Borough Road London SE1 1DR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Phone:	+44 (0) 207403 2733
Fax:	+44 (0) 207357 7871
Email:	mail@itf.org.uk
Web site:	www.itfglobal.org
Organization type:	Trade union
Languages:	English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs International Law Labour Sustainable Development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: 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: Employment Information and Communications Technologies Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Climate change Gender equality Health International law Oceans and seas Transport
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Algeria Costa Rica Guyana Sierra Leone Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Türkiye Uruguay Netherlands Tuvalu Denmark Singapore Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bulgaria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland France Cyprus Sweden Greece Sri Lanka Grenada Ghana Cape Verde Ethiopia Eritrea Kiribati Nicaragua Serbia Cambodia Poland Czechia Lithuania Togo Timor-Leste Ukraine Guatemala India Nigeria Malta Montenegro Thailand New Zealand Senegal Peru United States of America Japan Solomon Islands Italy Jordan Slovenia Antigua and Barbuda Madagascar Honduras Malaysia Kenya Latvia Pakistan Fiji Benin Argentina Norway Finland Georgia Ecuador Cameroon Croatia Iraq Spain Switzerland Tunisia Egypt Indonesia Papua New Guinea Yemen Burkina Faso Mexico Estonia Romania Germany Bangladesh Azerbaijan Ireland Liberia Russian Federation Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago Congo South Africa Luxembourg Bahrain Austria Chile Barbados Philippines Canada Dominica Portugal Colombia Democratic Republic of the Congo Morocco Kazakhstan Lebanon Panama Israel Vanuatu Brazil Mauritius Australia Burundi Iceland Gambia
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 (YYYY):	1896
Year of registration (YYYY):	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 Other sources

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Other UN Entities

Accreditation with other UN Entities:

ICAO
IMO