09 Oct 2006 -
International Road Transport Action Week 2006

Switzerland
On 9 October, the Swiss unions UNIA and SEV, together with the postal union GeKo, organised a joint action at the Grauholz motorway services. Union members handed out a joint union leaflet to drivers. On 11 October, UNIA organised joint action with the German union, ver.di at the border in Basel (Weil). (Email report by Nick Bramley)

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Honduras
SINAMEQUIPH in Honduras presented a document to the State Secretary for Work and Social Security in which the union demanded that government inspectors be assigned to carry out a survey among workers who transport products for the Honduras Brewery (SAB Miller Group). The union claims that cases of employees working up to 16 hours a day and causing accidents are evident in the company. (Email report by Erasmo Flores)