Urban Transport
The ITF Urban Transport Committee is a joint activity of the Railway Workers' Section and the Road Transport Workers' Section on urban public passenger transport. The committee is accountable to both sections and works closely with Public Services International (PSI) which includes in its membership a number of municipal workers' unions which organise urban transport workers.
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Information and a Chronology of events
 | 21 Aug 2008
Transport workers in Nepal win compensation for family of murdered bus driver
A strike by transport workers in Nepal was called off last Saturday after the government agreed to provide the family of a murdered bus driver with compensation.
Transport workers, represented by two ITF-affiliated Nepal Transport Workers’ Union... 31 Jul 2008
Bahrain bus drivers strike in wages dispute
Drivers in Bahrain wreaked havoc on bus services last week after they took action after pay negotiations with their employer failed.
More than 40 drivers employed by the Cars Transport Corporation took part in a one-day stoppage on 21 July. The...
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| 10 Jul 2008
Iran one year on: Osanloo still jailed, workers still oppressed
A year to the day since his violent arrest the ITF, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Amnesty International are calling on the world not to forget jailed Iranian trade unionist Mansour Osanloo.
Through their publications, websites... 12 Jun 2008
ITF calls on Unilever to push for Turkish dispute solution
The ITF today called on Unilever to use its influence to settle a festering conflict in Turkey that has seen 64 workers lose their jobs, allegedly for wanting to join a union.
The Federation’s appeal comes ahead of a press conference in Istanbul...
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