Truck drivers are among the “system-relevant” professions, not only in Corona times. In order to ensure the free movement and supply of goods even now, drivers have to work under difficult conditions that are hazardous to health. Instead of improved and safer working conditions and the recognition of the “system relevance” of their activity, drivers are confronted with an extension of driving times and a reduction in rest periods: read more.
An assessment of these steps by the Chamber of Labour (Austria) can be found here: Full text in German
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