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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: 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 Lebanon Sri Lanka Costa Rica Japan Sierra Leone Mauritius Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Spain Bulgaria Iceland Slovenia Montenegro Democratic Republic of the Congo Honduras Liberia Russian Federation Malta Cape Verde Greece Jamaica Morocco Georgia Netherlands Peru Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Germany South Africa Cambodia Türkiye Ethiopia Norway Kazakhstan Panama Nicaragua Romania Nigeria Serbia Tunisia Tuvalu Eritrea Uruguay Finland Denmark Papua New Guinea Lithuania Estonia Antigua and Barbuda Fiji Guatemala Kiribati Jordan Mexico New Zealand Guyana Trinidad and Tobago Benin Argentina Timor-Leste Yemen Grenada Iraq Cameroon Sweden Switzerland Singapore Czechia Madagascar Philippines Egypt Indonesia Burkina Faso Ukraine Cyprus Pakistan France Togo Portugal Bangladesh Azerbaijan Gambia Ecuador Kenya Croatia Congo India Ghana Solomon Islands Bahrain Austria Latvia Chile Vanuatu Barbados Poland Senegal Canada Colombia Italy United States of America Israel Thailand Malaysia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Luxembourg Brazil Australia Burundi Ireland
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 Other sources

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