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