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Aid for Hauliers * Europe - Social partners call for
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) are calling EU Member States to implement a suite of measures to aid embattled hauliers
Brusells, Belgium -HGV (Ireland) -17 May 2009: -- The Social Partners insist that Member States and the Commission must urgently do more to:* Encourage financial institutions to reopen credit lines to road transport companies.
* Adopt employment schemes enabling skilled labour to stay in road transport rather than lose their jobs.
* Reduce fuel costs and stop adding other external charges.
* Ensure through the provision of incentives that the crisis does not stop company investments in training
* Ensure through the provision of incentives that the crisis does not stop company investments in newer, cleaner and safer vehicles
* Reinvest more than ever in infrastructure - including safe parking facilities - to stem the flow of unnecessary costs incurred from congestion and crime.
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