Transport bosses have urged world leaders to avoid knee-jerk reactions to the omicron variant, which could put transport workers and the global supply chain at greater risk.
Cross-border transport workers including seafarers, air crew and drivers must be able to continue to do their jobs, and cross borders without overly restrictive travel rules, to keep supply chains moving, the heads of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Road Transport Union, and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have urged in a joint letter calling for governments to not reimpose border restrictions that further limit the freedom of movement of international transport workers and learn from the lessons of the last two years.
