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Today, I have the honour of opening the ILO training on the Guidelines for Decent Work and Safety in the Road Transport Sector, here in Santiago de Chile.  In a time when some countries are turning away from multilateral cooperation, it is more important than ever...

Today, I have the honour of opening the ILO training on the Guidelines for Decent Work and Safety in the Road Transport Sector, here in Santiago de Chile.  In a time when some countries are turning away from multilateral cooperation, it is more important than ever...

The European Directive on the minimum wage has always been a key tool to combat social dumping and create a level playing field for workers across the EU. Like many others, including European trade union organizations, I firmly support this directive as a means of...

Die Demokratie steht auf dem Spiel. Nicht aufgrund eines bloßen Zufalls, sondern aufgrund der gezielten, systematischen Handlungen einer kleinen Elite mit unvorstellbarem Reichtum. Unter der Führung von Persönlichkeiten wie Elon Musk werden demokratische Werte in...

Democracy is at stake. Not due to a mere coincidence, but because of the deliberate, systematic actions of a small elite with unimaginable wealth. Under the leadership of figures like Elon Musk, democratic values are being eroded at an alarming pace. This is no...

Black Friday is well known for being the biggest bargain day of the year for major online retailers. The discounts offered are big and turnover is enormous. But who actually pays the price? That’s right: the people who deliver the parcels and who work so hard every...

Cher-e-s Collègues,Cher-e-s Camarades, J’ai le grand plaisir d’être présent aujourd’hui au 14ème congrès ordinaire de la CFDT-FGTE. Pour ceux qui ne me connaissent pas : Je m’appelle Frank Moreels et je suis le président de l’ETF, la Fédération Européenne des...

Things are not going well for Europe. While countries like France and Germany reintroduce border controls within the Schengen zone, one of the biggest problems facing the transportation sector remains unanswered: social dumping. Instead of undermining the core of...

We’re still at the ITF - International Transport Workers' Federation Congress, where today I introduced a motion on ‘The Rights of Transport Workers’, which was approved unanimously by all Congress delegates. Our rights are under attack. The fundamental rights that...