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Pandemic: Truck Drivers Demonstrate Their Dissatisfaction Through Videos and Threaten to Strike in Defense of the Reopening of Commerce
In the midst of the global Coronavirus pandemic, truck drivers are calling for the reopening of commerce and threatening to strike, claiming they will not bear the risks alone while emphasizing the importance of the economy returning to function to avoid an economic collapse in the country. In the pandemic, the Ministry of Infrastructure issues a decree to ensure essential services for transportation.
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Truck driver leaders are circulating videos on social media criticizing the social isolation measures established to combat the coronavirus, according to guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO).
In one of the videos below, a worker demonstrates his dissatisfaction, claiming that during this phase of quarantine due to the pandemic, the category has been facing difficulties at work and experiencing hardships while having to supply the population’s needs, as truck drivers are not “superheroes.”
The truck driver also expresses his concern about transporting perishable cargo and the risk of the truck breaking down during the journey, being unable to maintain the vehicle since all businesses are closed.
Check out the videos that are circulating on social media below
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