Social dialogue in the road transport sector covers activities related to NACE (Rev.2) codes 49.3 and 49.4, which include:
- passenger transport by road
- freight transport by road
- removal services
- taxi operations
- urban public transport
The sectoral social dialogue committee has been created in 2000, replacing the Joint Committee on Road Transport previously functioning since 1985.
In 2020, the road transport sector consisted of around 850,000 companies which employed around 4,9 million workers, making up 2.7% of total employment in the EU (Eurofound Representativeness study, 2024).
The sector faces the following main challenge:
- the energy crisis, most notably the rise of fuel and electricity prices
- attracting young recruits to the profession, at a time when numbers of qualified staff are dwindling
- the impact of the green and digital transition
- making transport safer & more secure
Workers' organisations
Employers' organisations
- International Road Transport Union (IRU)
- International organisation for public transport authorities & operators (UITP)
Key areas
The current work programme focuses on:
- contributing to Efficient Enforcement in the Road Transport Sector, most notably regarding the Mobility Package rules.
- new patterns of mobility, taking into account the challenges and opportunities of new technologies and business models on employment relationships.
- driver shortage, attractiveness of the profession, image, and recruitment in road transport.
- driver training, road safety and commercial road transport.
- safe and quality infrastructure for commercial passenger 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