ITF: Survey of Railway Workers with Health Conditions and/or Disabilities

No one should feel excluded working on the railway.

The Railway Workers’ Section of the International Transport Worker’s Federation (ITF) has launched a crucial Survey of Railway Workers with Health Conditions and/or Disabilities, aimed at gathering insights to enhance union support and workplace inclusivity.

RTBU members are encouraged to participate in the survey, which can be completed here:

Take the survey

Purpose of the Survey 

The survey aims to: 

• Highlight the difficulties experienced by rail workers with visible or invisible health conditions and/or disabilities, including mental, cognitive, and physical challenges. 

• Collect insights on the safety and inclusivity of workplaces within the rail industry. 

• Identify potential changes or improvements that employers could implement to better support workers. 

This initiative builds on the commitments made during the ITF Railway Section Conferences in Johannesburg and Marrakech, which focused on promoting disability equality in railway workplaces worldwide. Specifically, these resolutions called for: 

• Improving workplace disability equality by removing barriers to the recruitment, retention, and promotion of disabled workers. 

• Supporting self-determination and leadership of disabled workers through union democratic structures. 

• Conducting research into the experiences of workers with visible and hidden disabilities, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of workplace issues. 

• Promoting the social model of disability, which focusses on overcoming the societal barriers that it recognises as the cause of disability rather than individual impairments, and encouraging its adoption by employers