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STRIKE * Latvia - The truckers is going to organize a protest at the end of March
If trucking companies do not receive a state support by the end of March, they will possibly organize a protest
Riga,Latvia -The Baltic Course, by Irina Alenina -20 Feb 2009: -- The Latvian truckers have sent a letter to the Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis and the Transport Minister Ainars Slesers, where they expressed the concern about the critical situation in the road haulage sector and asked the Government to provide the aid for the industry... Road carriers in their letter draw attention to the fact that the international freights haulage sector, represented by over 3,000 companies, which operate nearly 12,000 trucks and employ around 20,000 workers, is facing difficult times; the crisis has had an impact also on foreign markets, the demand for the trucking companies' services is decreasing and so are these companies' incomes; contractors delay payments, there is a catastrophic lack of current assets... Road carriers struggle to timely settle their payments with banks, leasing companies, fuel and services providers, many are close to going bankrupt... According to the truckers, the freight turnover volume in January decreased at least by 50%... Freight carriers are forced to limit their activities, to make drivers redundant or to ask them to take unpaid vacations for indeterminate period of time...Labels: truckers' strikes
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