International Road Transport Union

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is a global organization representing road transport operators. It works to promote sustainable transport solutions, enhance innovation in the transport sector, and support decarbonization efforts to improve environmental performance within the industry.

CCI Score

41.13

-0.02% April 18

Latest Event

IRU Signs Just Transition and Sustainability Pact

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have signed a pact to drive a just transition in the road transport industry, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, improved working conditions, and enhanced training and career opportunities for transport workers. The pact includes a call on governments to support policies that foster a sustainable and worker-centered environment.

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International Road Transport Union is currently rated as a Dissenter.

+25 to +44 CCI Score

These companies are vocal in their opposition to authoritarian regimes. They publicly criticize oppressive policies and engage in advocacy efforts to promote accountability and transparency, even if their actions aren’t as extensive as those of Moral Leaders.

Latest Events

NOV

28

2023

IRU Signs Just Transition and Sustainability Pact
55.37

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have signed a pact to drive a just transition in the road transport industry, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, improved working conditions, and enhanced training and career opportunities for transport workers. The pact includes a call on governments to support policies that foster a sustainable and worker-centered environment.
+50

Public and Political Behavior

March 29

IRU's public call on governments to create policy environments conducive to a just transition reflects a commitment to democratic engagement and worker-centered policy, aligning with anti-authoritarian values.

Transport companies and unions sign sustainability and just transition pact
+80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 29

The pact explicitly prioritizes the enhancement of working conditions, career opportunities, and skills development for transport workers, placing labor rights at the center of its agenda. This focus on worker empowerment and rights is a strong anti-authoritarian action.

Transport companies and unions sign sustainability and just transition pact
NOV

28

2023

IRU signs sustainability and just transition pact
60.12

IRU, in partnership with the International Transport Workers' Federation, has signed a pact aimed at driving a just transition in the road transport industry. The pact outlines eight specific actions to ensure carbon neutrality by 2050, improve training and working conditions for transport workers, and calls on governments to support sustainable transport policies.
+60

Public and Political Behavior

March 29

The pact includes a clear call on governments to invest in sustainable transport and create supportive public policies, reflecting a proactive political stance that champions environmental sustainability and workers' rights.

Transport companies and unions sign sustainability and just transition pact
+80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 29

The pact emphasizes improvements in working conditions, enhanced training, and re-skilling of transport workers, thereby bolstering labor rights and ensuring that workers have a central role in shaping a just transition in the transport industry.

Transport companies and unions sign sustainability and just transition pact
APR

12

2023

ETF Demands IRU Action on Truck Drivers' Rights
-16.34

On April 12, 2023, the European Transport Workers' Federation sent a letter to European institutions and the International Road Transport Union, urging immediate measures to secure fair pay and safe working conditions for truck drivers involved in a prolonged wildcat strike that has exposed widespread labor exploitation.
-20

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

April 12

The ETF's letter highlights systemic labor rights abuses in the trucking sector, calling on the IRU to take immediate action to protect drivers from exploitation, non-payment, and unsafe working conditions. This reflects negatively on IRU's current labor practices and indicates complicity in permitting substandard working conditions.

Major global brands implicated in blatant violation of drivers’ rights as wildcat strike continues
APR

12

2023

ETF Demands Action from IRU on Driver Rights Violations
65.36

Amid a wildcat truckers' strike in Germany exposing prolonged wage arrears and exploitation, the European Transport Workers' Federation has written to the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and European institutions demanding immediate measures to ensure fair pay and safe conditions for drivers, particularly those from Uzbekistan and Georgia.
+80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 29

The demand directed at the IRU to act in defense of truck drivers’ rights underscores a clear call for enhanced labor protections against exploitation. Such actions promote anti-authoritarian, worker-centered policies which are in line with progressive, anti-fascist values by seeking to rectify long-standing abuses within the transport sector.