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It has been found that, in general, age is a determining factor in the loss or decline of cognitive abilities, and that some transport workers may face challenges in their daily lives due to changes in vision, reaction time and ability to concentrate.<\/p>\n
According to representatives of the trade union confederation of workers’ commissions (CC.OO), they state that age can be a determining factor in the decline of physical and cognitive abilities. For this reason, they stress that it is unsafe both for drivers and for passengers and other road users for a person aged 65 or 67 (the current ordinary retirement age) to drive a vehicle for more than 8 hours a day in stressful and dangerous working conditions, exposed to bad weather and traffic.<\/p>\n
The trade unions CC.OO and UGT have called for a protest on 7 June at 12 noon in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration in Madrid<\/strong>. The aim of the demonstration is to demand the implementation of measures to allow early retirement for workers in this sector.<\/p>\n For the second time, they will demand a demonstration for early retirement, coinciding with the date of the previous year’s call, which has now become the day of the struggle for this cause. These workers are demanding a reduction in the coefficients for hardship, dangerousness, toxicity and other factors, which they claim is a possibility that exists and is provided for in the Social Security Law.<\/p>\n For more than ten years, the transport of people and goods by road has been considered a priority sector due to its high accident rate and exposure to risk factors. For this reason, the aim is to achieve legal coverage of reduction coefficients for early retirement.<\/p>\n Among the factors associated with this profession that intensify at older ages are chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, cardiovascular and respiratory problems, stress, exposure to pollutants, extreme temperatures, ergonomic risks and musculoskeletal disorders, forced postures and osteoarticular disorders, exposure to noise and vibrations, social isolation, psychosocial risks and the difficulty of reconciling work and family life.<\/p>\n The organisers argue that this is not about privileges, but about justice and respect for a profession that is in danger of disappearing because of its terrible working conditions.<\/p>\n They also stress that there is a great inequality between drivers in other modes of transport, such as rail, aviation and maritime, who have enjoyed reduction coefficients for years, while in the road transport sector they have not been given the same treatment.<\/p>\n Without fair working conditions, they say, there will be no new generation of workers and early retirement is a way to improve the dignity of the profession and achieve social justice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you would like more information about dangerous goods transport or any of our services, please do not hesitate to contact us.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has been found that, in general, age is a determining factor in the loss or decline of cognitive abilities, and that some transporters may face challenges in their daily lives due to changes in vision, reaction time and ability to concentrate. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"La crisis de los conductores de mercanc\u00edas: el reto inminente del transporte<\/h1>\r\nLos transportistas de mercanc\u00edas tienen un papel clave, ya que son los encargados de garantizar el transporte de bienes y productos necesarios para mantener un correcto funcionamiento de las distintas cadenas de suministros. Este proceso a su vez es esencial para la econom\u00eda del pa\u00eds, ya que asegura el abastecimiento de las empresas y su capacidad para generar empleo e ingresos.\u00a0 <\/span>A pesar de su importancia, esta profesi\u00f3n parece estar en peligro de extinci\u00f3n y esta situaci\u00f3n no parece generar suficiente alarma entre las autoridades pertinentes.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00bfSab\u00edas que s\u00f3lo el 6% de los conductores que trabajan en el sector europeo del transporte de mercanc\u00edas por carretera son j\u00f3venes?<\/b>\r\n\r\nEsta cifra resulta muy alarmante <\/span>y es importante que se tomen medidas inmediatas para evitar que la situaci\u00f3n empeore a\u00fan m\u00e1s.<\/span>\r\n\r\nEn Espa\u00f1a se presenta una situaci\u00f3n similar, el 70% de los transportistas tienen m\u00e1s de 50 a\u00f1os. La brecha existente entre los conductores que se jubilan y los transportistas nuevos que se incorporan en esta profesi\u00f3n sigue aumentando y se espera que esta situaci\u00f3n se triplique en toda Europa. Actualmente, se estima que se necesita contratar a medio mill\u00f3n de conductores, y se prev\u00e9 que la tasa de puestos vacantes para transportistas aumente hasta superar el 60% para el a\u00f1o 2026.<\/span>\r\n\r\nEl problema de la falta de conductores de camiones, que ahora se ha convertido en una emergencia, comienza a ser una preocupaci\u00f3n para los 27 pa\u00edses miembros de la Uni\u00f3n Europea, gracias a las organizaciones del sector que han llamado la atenci\u00f3n sobre ello. En respuesta, la Comisi\u00f3n Europea ha propuesto adelantar la edad m\u00ednima para obtener la licencia de conducir C para veh\u00edculos pesados a los 17 a\u00f1os, permitiendo que los j\u00f3venes conduzcan bajo supervisi\u00f3n hasta los 18 a\u00f1os. Aunque esta medida podr\u00eda ayudar en la actual crisis de falta de conductores, no ser\u00e1 suficiente para solucionar el problema por s\u00ed solo. Adem\u00e1s, en muchos pa\u00edses de la UE se requiere tener m\u00e1s de 21 a\u00f1os para conducir un cami\u00f3n, y en algunos casos incluso m\u00e1s de 24 a\u00f1os.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la titulaci\u00f3n requerida para convertirse en conductor o conductora de un tr\u00e1iler?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n
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