Spearheaded by IRU, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have made urgent pleas for governments’ health departments to coordinate measures and avoid restricting the movement of transport workers.
The results of this joined action can be found in the concluding document of the Joint Action Group to review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s transport workers and the global supply chain:
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IRU’s push for global coordination shows results
Spearheaded by IRU, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have made urgent pleas for governments’ health departments to coordinate measures and avoid restricting the movement of transport workers.
The results of this joined action can be found in the concluding document of the Joint Action Group to review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s transport workers and the global supply chain:
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