A robust railway network is seen as part of Europe’s decarbonisation strategy. But the railways in the Balkans have been long neglected and the modernisation process is slow.Read the full article
The electrification of transport in Latin America is seeking to impact positively on the environment, equality and inclusiveness, but it also entails losses for workers, especially informal transport workers. The changes and the impact in terms of awareness are already being [...]Read the full article
Every year, thousands of ships around the world reach the end of their lives. The vast majority meet their end in South Asia, where, every year, almost 70 per cent of the vessels are dismantled on just three beaches, often with no regard for the workers’ health and [...]Read the full article
Decent work in transport must become the new norm
Livia Spera:
“Profit-focused policies have only led to a transport industry defined by poor wages and poor working conditions, as the skyrocketing profits of companies mean that transport workers are the ones paying the price.”Read the full article
Livia Spera:
“Profit-focused policies have only led to a transport industry defined by poor wages and poor working conditions, as the skyrocketing profits of companies mean that transport workers are the ones paying the price.”Read the full article
Should going on holiday be a privilege? What is the value of the free time we have these days? Who benefits when travelling is cheap, whether it’s thanks to an abundance of available accommodation or a reduction in travel costs?Read the full article
There is no quick fix to the current aviation industry crisis
Eoin Coates:
Social dialogue and collective bargaining are needed in every airport and with every airline to ensure working conditions improve across the industry and that cabin crew, pilots and ground handling workers are paid the wages they are [...]Read the full article
Eoin Coates:
Social dialogue and collective bargaining are needed in every airport and with every airline to ensure working conditions improve across the industry and that cabin crew, pilots and ground handling workers are paid the wages they are [...]Read the full article
In Europe, growing awareness of the social inequalities in exposure to air pollution is as yet to be translated into public policy, despite the work being done by scientists and citizens to analyse and raise consciousness about the impact on the most exposed [...]Read the full article
Every year, thousands of seafarers are abandoned by their shipowners while the world looks on with indifference. Trapped on board without wages until their ships are sold, some spend months and even years in their floating prisons.Read the full article
“No sufficiently solid legal framework currently exists to prevent the potential problems that lie ahead, include the possibility of direct violent clashes.”Read the full article
Environmental campaigners say that the new airport plan is at odds with the government’s commitment to reduce emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050.Read the full article
Leaving no one behind in the city: ensuring just transitions for public transport workers
Bruno Dobrusin:
Cities and public transport will be essential in the recovery from Covid. However, current narratives often miss the crucial role played by public transport workers, their representatives, and the need for a just transition that ensures a decent livelihood for [...]Read the full article
Bruno Dobrusin:
Cities and public transport will be essential in the recovery from Covid. However, current narratives often miss the crucial role played by public transport workers, their representatives, and the need for a just transition that ensures a decent livelihood for [...]Read the full article
“What this cat and mouse game with Uber highlights more broadly is the ever-widening imbalance between capital and labour.”Read the full article
