Calling all Aviation Workers! The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) stands with you in demanding a #NewDealforAviation. This means jobs with good pay, strong working conditions, and a secure future. Here’s your chance to make a difference! The Global Aviation and Aerospace Skills Taskforce is conducting a vital survey to understand how the industry attracts […]
At our recent Civil Aviation Conference held on 15 October 2024, in Marrakech, affiliates across the board expressed strong support for intensifying our involvement and influence within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). In the wake of the Conference, a landmark achievement was our first-ever participation as observers on the ICAO Council, marking a pivotal […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) sends unwavering solidarity to transport workers striking in Argentina today. The strikers and their unions are protesting President Javier Milei’s vicious attacks on workers – his austerity measures, attack on right to strike and anti-union policies. In a flagrant bid to pander to big businesses by offering tax breaks […]
Global union leaders joined together today to collectively denounce draconian attacks on workers’ rights by Argentine President Javier Milei. After declaring their intention to privatise Aerolíneas Argentinas, the national airline of Argentina, the Milei government is escalating its anti-worker offensive by seeking to restrict the right to strike of aviation workers and pressing spurious criminal charges against Pablo Biro, […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), as the global voice for 16.5 million transport workers around the world, is outraged by Argentine President Javier Milei’s politically motivated attack on workers’ fundamental right to withdraw their labour. On 8 September, the Milei Government announced their intention to declare aviation an “essential service” and impose minimum service […]
The ITF has released a pivotal document, “Introduction of Uncrewed Vehicle (UAV) in the Air Traffic Management System (ATM),” aimed at guiding its global affiliates and the broader civil aviation community through the complexities of integrating Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. This new report marks a significant step in […]
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is denying over 600 Air Traffic Services workers their fundamental right to join a union. In 2023, air traffic services workers including air traffic controllers, aeronautical communication officers, telecommunication and engineering services workers attempted to organise a union with ITF- affiliated Transport Workers Union of Kenya (TAWU). But their employer, the Kenya […]
COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – On International Civil Aviation Day, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is today calling on governments the world over to implement subsidies and incentive programmes to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to ensure the industry meets its decarbonisation targets and enable it to focus on upskilling […]
