Commercial road transport: a huge source of jobs for young people ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  No images? Click here   The road transport industry needs young people to meet the growing demand for drivers and ensure the continuity of our services.  20% of young people aged 15-24 worldwide are not in employment, education or training, while the road transport industry has many job vacancies to fill. This needs to change. The road transport industry could be a massive source of employment for young people. But we need governments to take action to unlock this potential. UMBERTO DE PRETTO IRU Secretary General     Fight global youth unemployment by reducing the minimum age of professional drivers IRU is calling on governments to lower the minimum age for professional drivers to 18 in all sectors (truck, bus and coach). This simple measure will ease long-term driver shortages by guiding school leavers directly into professional training, helping combat youth unemployment. Read more     Data and road transport in the spotlight at the IRU EU Conference The IRU EU Conference examined the data economy for road transport, looked at how transport operators generate data and why a governance structure for business-to-business data is needed on a global scale. Read more     New studies show how to optimise trade flows with TIR IRU and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) have published two studies on the potential of trade corridors linking Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran and Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul. Read more         IRU welcomes new members       “Road transport is the vital link in all global supply chains. IRU is pleased to welcome Huawei and Lytx to our network of members on all five continents. We look forward to building a mutually beneficial partnerships, drawing on our 70+ years of experience to help them advance their strategies." Umberto de Pretto, IRU Secretary General “We are excited to have become members of IRU this year. Lytx® technology helps protect and connects thousands of fleets and more than 1.3 million drivers worldwide. Our goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities before they become a reality, and Lytx Machine Vision + Artificial Intelligence can help achieve that. Additionally, when we place some of the power and insights from the data we collect into the hands of the drivers, we can increase co-operation, share the responsibility and have an approach to fleet management that is altogether more agile and responsive.” Damian Penney, Vice President, Lytx Europe     Coming up: IRU RoadMasters Forum Leading the talent race through turbulent times - 24 November 2020, 10:00 CET. Read more       IRU partner event: Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020 IRU has partnered with the Sustainable Innovation Forum to offer its members exclusive access to this virtual event, which will take place from 16 to 20 November 2020. With COP26 delayed due to the pandemic, the Forum will cover how we can accelerate investment in energy infrastructure to transition to a low-carbon economy and boost growth following the crisis. Register       Would you like to receive more news related to industry issues, trade & transit or certification? Update your preferences       IRU La Voie Creuse 16 1211 Geneva Switzerland You receive this communication because you, or someone with whom you have business dealings, have registered or given to IRU your email address for registration purposes into our contact database. International Road Transport Union (“IRU”) is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the applicable data protection rules, in particular the Swiss data protection act (“SDPA”) and, to extent applicable the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/79 (“GDPR”). For that purpose, IRU has developed a Global Privacy Policy (“GPP”), which provides the legally required information relating to IRU processing activities of personal data and where you can obtain detailed information on the processing of your personal data. View privacy policy.   Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe