Members are invited to note the press release and joint open letter from the ICS, calling on government heads to end travel restrictions for all global transport workers.

The ICS has come together with the heads of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) to make an urgent plea to the world's heads of government during the UN General Assembly to restore freedom of movement to transport workers.

Please find below the joint press release and open letter attached at Annexes A and B, along with the following annexes:

Annex C: A photo of truckers stuck at the Brenner Pass at the Austrian/Italian border, due to Germany’s unilateral decision to make all drivers to PCR testing. The photo can be credited to Lukasz Zawadzski, a Polish transport operator SachsTrans, by way of IRU.

Annex D: A photo of seafarers sharing a message of safety. Photo credit: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd