Two FO federations in the transport sector estimated on Tuesday that maritime, air, road and urban transport workers “
exposed
” to Covid-19 “
must also be given priority
” for vaccination, “
on a voluntary basis
”.
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For “
buses, taxis, trucks, ambulances, ships, planes
”, which “
have never stopped
”, employees “
on the front line
” are “
essential
”, but are “
always considered cannon fodder!
», Denounce the FO Transport-Logistics federation and the FO Equipment, Environment, Transport and Services (Feets) federation, in a joint press release.
“
These employees can be locked in closed places for several hours, sometimes with 500 passengers!
They can see thousands of passengers pass in front of them in a day.
They are directly confronted with the risk of contamination when there is an upsurge in the epidemic,
”they add.
"
Whatever the internal circulation of air, these modes of transport involve a concentration of population in an enclosed space, a movement of passengers and a random respect for barrier gestures and distancing
", continue the two federations, which "
claim
"That"
all exposed workers
"who" so
wish can benefit from priority vaccination with the vaccine guaranteeing optimal protection
".
On Monday, the Unsa union of the RATP asked for its part that the agents of the management "
in contact with the public be as quickly as possible
" against Covid-19, because "
particularly exposed
" to the virus.
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Last week, five international organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), estimated that seafarers and personnel aircrew should be given priority for vaccination against Covid-19 and "
protected as quickly as possible
".