Rob Johnston is the assistant general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation - a global union federation of trade unions in the seafaring, port, road, rail, tourism and aviation industries.
Between 2004 and 2009, Rob served as Director - Steel, Shipbuilding and Occupational Health & Safety and International Metalworkers Federation, which is now IndustriALL, in Geneva.
Johnston returned to the UK in 2013 to work as Community's Industrial Strategy Director, which he did until 2016.
As an International industrial relations expert, he negotiated the ArcelorMittal Global Agreement on Health and Safety on which he also acted as the Co-Chair.
He also served as the TUAC Chair on the Steel and Shipbuilding Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2005–2012.