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Who We Are: The ITF @ Work

This presentation provides an overview of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and its operations, including statistics, industrial sections, regional offices, and challenges faced by transport workers. It also highlights the ITF's work in promoting solidarity, representation, campaigning, organizing, networking, education, and responding to issues such as HIV/AIDS and gender equality.

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Who We Are: The ITF @ Work

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  1. Who We Are: The ITF @ Work Presentation for Young Transport Workers Summer School WWW Placid Harbor, July 2015 International Transport Workers’ Federation - ITF

  2. all transport modes > 700 unions ~ 160 countries ~ 10 M workers > 100 years old 1/10 global unions ITF Statistics International Transport Workers Federation Congress is ITF's highest body

  3. How the ITF operates Executive Board Departments Regional Offices Industrial Sections Congress

  4. The ITF’s industrial sections

  5. The ITF’s global reach London (HQ) Tokyo (AP) Brussels (EU) Amman (AR) Delhi (AP) Ouagadogou (AF) Nairobi (AF) Rio de Janeiro (LA) Sydney

  6. Challenges for transport workers • Privatisation • Liberalisation • Competition • Working conditions deteriorate • Jobs become precarious • Unions get weakened • Not only national but regional and global • Some workers more vulnerable than others

  7. Solidarity Representation Campaigning Organising Networking Education HIV/Aids work The ITF responds

  8. Strong unions need women • The ITF supports increasing women’s participation • “Women Transporting the World” • “Anti-Sexism” in Aviation Section • Fight violence against women

  9. Strong unions need youth • Congress 2006 initiated youth work • Congress 2010 changed constitution • Congress 2014 biggest ever • Lead: young transport workers committee • Sectoral reps • Regional reps • General reps • Co-chairs on Executive

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