Today, IRU and partner organisations issued a letter calling on the Employment Ministers attending the G20 to support the industry through the COVID-19 crisis.

Many governments have publicly recognised the essential work being done by the women and men who operate commercial vehicles since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the UN’s recent report “Shared responsibility, global responsibility: responding to socio-economic effect of COVID-19”, Secretary General António Guterres stressed the vital contribution of TIR and digital solutions to global trade particularly in the time of COVID-19.

The European Union has set out its road map for lifting the current COVID-19 restrictions across Europe and progressively reopening certain sectors.