International Women’s Day – 8 March 2014

Remember to join us in calling for Worker’s Rights at Qatar Airways! You can send an e-protest here >> http://bit.ly/1mQlYU5 You can also multiply the action with social media and Thunderclap.   If we reach our desired number of supporters on the 8 March, Thunderclap will blasts a specially timed one-off Facebook Post or Tweet from all supporters creating a […]


March 7, 2014

BA and Norwegian Air Shuttle cut costs, but at what price for flight attendants? (www.theguardian.com)

International Labor Organisation estimates aviation sector has a 0.1% profit margin. With world’s airlines eager to cut crew costs – is life as a flight attendant getting worse? As a British Airways flight attendant with a quarter-century of service, John (not his real name) has a regular schedule. He can decide the type of flights […]


What’s the cost of ‘flying cheaper’?

Major American airlines are outsourcing their repair work – but what’s the quality and experience of the workforce and what implications does that have for passengers and crew on flights? Watch this film for a look inside the repair facility to see what the real cost is of ‘Flying Cheaper’ here>> The trailer of the […]


February 27, 2014

Send an e-protest to Qatar Airways

Fired – for getting pregnant? Need permission – to get married? Under constant surveillance – in your own home? If you think this is wrong – then join us, and tell Qatar Airways to improve conditions for its women workers. Sign the petition here>> We’ll be in touch soon with our final way for you […]


Important step for improving European aviation safety

ETF welcomes the new non-punitive occurrence reporting system Today, Wednesday 26 February 2014, the European Parliament adopted the compromise text agreed by the Commission, the Council and the Parliament on the new European occurrence reporting Regulation. The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), which represents air traffic controllers (ATCOs), pilots and all other categories of civil […]


February 26, 2014

Press conference Wednesday: ITF mission to Swaziland reports

Swaziland and South Africa-based media are invited to a press conference in Mbabane, Swaziland, on Wednesday to hear the results of a two day fact-finding mission to investigate labour conditions and allegations of severe anti-trade union actions by the Swazi government. The mission has been mounted by the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and comprises […]


February 25, 2014

A call to the ITF’s European aviation affiliates and workers: Join the ETF’s low fare airlines survey

In the context of an EU-funded project, the ETF Civil Aviation Section has decided to set up an online survey to investigate the evolution of the labour market in the airline industry following the development of low fares airlines. Needless to say that all civil aviation employees are affected by this issue. This online survey […]


February 17, 2014

DHL Bahrain Union holds an organizing seminar for Bahraini trade unions

The DHL Trade Union held an organizing seminar in the Kingdom of Bahrain in coordination with the ITF Arab World office, and the supervision of its affiliate, the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU). Ahmed Abd El Amir, the international relations officer at DHL union in Bahrain was among the speakers at the seminar. […]


February 13, 2014