Cross-industry and sectoral social dialogue - Road transport Sectors of activity :SelectAgricultureAudiovisualBankingCentral government administrationsChemical industryCivil aviationCommerceConstructionContract cateringEducation ElectricityExtractive industriesFood and drink industryFootwearFurnitureGasGraphical industryHospitals and healthcareHotel, restaurant and catering (HORECA)Industrial cleaningInland waterwaysInsuranceLive performanceLocal and regional governmentsMaritime transportMetal industryPaper industryPersonal services/Hairdressing PortsPostal servicesPrivate securityProfessional footballRailwaysRoad transportSea fisheriesShipbuildingSteelSugarTanning and leatherTelecommunicationsTemporary agency workTextile and clothingWoodworking Social partners Workers' organisations Employers' organisations European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) Urban public transport working group: Urban Public Transport (ETF) International Road Transport Union (IRU) International organisation for public transport authorities & operators (UITP) Social dialogue in this sector covers: passenger transport by road freight transport by road urban public transport Road transport accounts for a large share of GDP (gross domestic product) and employs over 3.4 m people EU-wide (Eurostat, 2014 Labour Force Survey data). Challenges to the sector include: making transport safer & more secure improving working conditions in the sector & the transport environment as a whole creating a sustainable balance between market interests & social conditions attracting young recruits to the profession, at a time when numbers qualified staff are dwindling improving the EU competiveness of the sector in the EU in relation to competitors in non-EU countries Key areas The Committee is currently focusing on: social conditions in the sector better enforcement of EU driving & rest time rules improving rest facilities logistics qualifications training requirements & their impact on employment in road transport driver shortages, image & recruitment in road transport promoting urban public transport Activities & meetings Check the library entries for this sectoral social dialogue committee. Achievements/Joint texts Check the social dialogue texts database