International Transport Workers' Federation
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is an international federation of transport workers' trade unions.
Around 700 unions representing over 5 million transport workers from some 150 countries are members of the ITF. It is one of several global unions federation unions allied with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
The ITF's headquarters is in London and it has offices in Amman, Brussels, Nairobi, New Delhi, Ouagadougou, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
Our goals
The ITF constitution sets out the following aims:
- to promote respect for trade union and human rights worldwide
- to work for peace based on social justice and economic progress
- to help our affiliated unions defend the interests of their members
- to provide research and information services to our affiliates
- to provide general assistance to transport workers in difficulty
Although the range of ITF activities is very wide, they can be best summed up under three key headings:
- representation
- information
- practical solidarity