Resources on Transport (including civil aviation, railways, and road transport) sector

  1. © Chhor Sokunthea / World Bank 2024
    ILO’s Vision Zero Fund and Nike launch initiative to reduce injuries and deaths from road accidents among garment and footwear workers

    29 August 2022

    Garment and footwear workers are disproportionately affected by road accidents; a new project aims to find out why and offer tools to improve safety.

  2. © Buntiam / iStock 2024
    Road transport operators warn of a “perfect storm” in supply chain crisis

    06 December 2021

    Road transport companies and workers’ representatives call on governments to address labour concerns, rising fuel prices and pandemic restrictions in the sector, to stem driver turnover and prevent supply chain disruptions.

  3. © hans-johnson 2024
    Urban passenger transport systems will be crucial to move towards a zero-carbon future

    06 September 2021

    An ILO Technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services emphasized the sector’s role in the achievement of sustainable cities and communities.

  4. © Marc A. Hermann / MTA 2024
    Seafarers and aircrew need priority COVID-19 vaccination

    26 March 2021

    UN organizations issue joint call for seafarers and aircrew to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.

  5. © Flickr/sunny256 2024
    ILO meeting calls for sustainable civil aviation industry

    26 February 2013

    The Global Dialogue Forum on the Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Civil Aviation Industry, 20-22 February 2013, discussed how to promote sustainability and decent work in the civil aviation industry.

  6. ILO meets with high-level experts to discuss the crisis and the future of the automotive industry

    22 May 2009

    Against the backdrop of the global economic and social crisis, senior experts on the automotive sector from Europe, Asia and the Americas met here on 20-21 May with top officials of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to discuss the state of the automotive industry and its future directions.

  7. International road transport at the crossroads: Economy, drivers take the load of delays, says new ILO report

    20 October 2006

    Excessive border delays, inefficient or corrupt border officials and drivers' vulnerability to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS put the international road transport sector at risk, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).