International Transport Workers Federation
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Filipinos want improved transport policies and worker protection, new global poll reveals
A recent international survey has revealed that Filipinos are at the forefront of global demands for enhanced transport policies and stronger worker protections. The 2024 International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Global Poll, which surveyed over 16,000 individuals across 15 countries, highlights significant concerns among Filipinos regarding government performance, cost of living, safety, and climate change…
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PISTON supports the Gräfenhausen Strike!
PISTON extends its solidarity to over 50 non-unionised Uzbekistani and Georgian truck drivers working under service contracts with the Polish transport consortium Lukmaz, Agmaz and Imperia who have self-organized and engaged in a courageous strike for over two weeks at the Gräfenhausen rest area in Germany over unpaid wages and labor abuses. We join the…
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Release transport leader Ramon Rescovilla, protect the rights of transport workers all over the world
PISTON renews its demand to urgently release its national vice president and its Bicol regional chapter CONDOR-PISTON spokesperson Ramon Rescovilla who was arrested in his hometown in Albay in September 2020 with fabricated charges using planted evidence. “Ilang beses nang napatunayan na mahilig sa mga gawa-gawang kaso at tanim-ebidensya ang PNP para lang patahimikin ang…
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Stand with Korean truckers! Stop the attacks on striking workers
한국 트럭 운전사들과의 연대합니다 PISTON stands in solidarity with the truck drivers in South Korea led by the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union (KPTU-TruckSol) as they hold their 10th day on strike sparked by the Korean government’s failure to meet its promises in legislating safe and fair rates of pay for road transport…