European rail sector requires more female employees

Female railworkers, source: Women in Rail
Female railworkers, source: Women in Rail

To address the lack of staff, the European rail sector should recruit more female employees. Therefore, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), representing railway sector employers, and European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), representing employees, have started the negotiations of an EU level agreement aimed at promoting the employment of women in the sector.

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European rail sector requires more female employees

Female railworkers, source: Women in Rail
Female railworkers, source: Women in Rail

To address the lack of staff, the European rail sector should recruit more female employees. Therefore, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), representing railway sector employers, and European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), representing employees, have started the negotiations of an EU level agreement aimed at promoting the employment of women in the sector.

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