Equality in reverse: Automation in public transport

Cover image of "Equality in Reverse" by the ITF. Showing a woman transport worker in a bus.
© International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)

Submitted by International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) | 09/2024

Region:Europe and Central AsiaEast Asia and PacificLatin America and Caribbean
Language:English

Country: Chile, Brazil, Netherlands, Thailand

Date of publication: 05-02-2024

This study explores four cases from across the world where the introduction of automation and cashless ticketing in public transport systems is leading to an “equality reverse” in the workforce. Women workers, already underrepresented in the sector, are being disproportionately impacted by the job losses and negative impacts of work reorganisation. This case study was researched and written for the ITF by labour and social policy researcher Julie Porter.