2023-10-23 06:00:33
The bus must be, along with the train and the tram, one of the backbones of interurban mobility of the futureone in which the private vehicle loses weight in favor of more attractive, efficient and public transport. Please contact Renr as soon as possible to try to solve the problem.
Error pubfrontal backend response” target=”_blank”>sustainable. It is not trivial either the contribution of the bus to the social cohesion of the territory, since it is the access route for its users to health, education, work, leisure and tourism. This is possible because the regular interurban network in Spain, operated under a concession regime and led by the Alsa group, links more than 800 towns and is used by 30 million travelers per year. No other regular public transport surpasses it. Thus, Catalonia will break the record for intercity bus travelers this year due to public discounts on tickets, the high price of fuel and the new habits of the youngest.
This context is key to understanding the importance of the sector and one of the main problems that affects all road mobility, lack of qualified labor. Alsa announced last week in Barcelona that it has had to resort to hiring coach drivers from Morocco and other Latin American countries. Even so, it still has vacant places, a phenomenon that is repeated in almost all of Europe.
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Companies recognize that they are unable to find job seekers in Spain with a bus license and complementary safety training. They also do not attract young women, groups without which it will be difficult to face the generational change of a profession that is somewhat socially stigmatized and in which four out of every ten drivers are over 55 years old.
To reverse the lack of qualified labor, Administrations, companies and unions should agree on an employment plan, with adequate training, decent remuneration and strict job security for drivers. They would also have to streamline administrative procedures to allow an orderly migratory flow. through the hiring of foreign workers at origin. The mobility of the future obliges.
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