I-European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) ikholelwa ukuthi isiphakamiso se-European Commission's "Slot Relief" asiyinaki indaba ebalulekile yokulahleka kwemisebenzi kanye nemiphumela yenhlalo yalolu bhubhane kanye nokuntuleka okukhulu kokuvikela umsebenzi okuzinzile nesikhathi eside.
Njengoba sihlala ekujuleni kwe Covid-19 ezinkingeni, iKhomishana, abasebenzi, nabaqashi kudingeka baqhubeke nokusebenza ngokubambisana ukuze basize imboni ilulame futhi ivikele imisebenzi nezimo zokusebenza. Ngaphandle kwalapho ukusimama komphakathi kwesikhathi eside kuvikelwe, ukululama okuqinile akunakwenzeka.
“Lolu bhubhane angeke lube elinye ithuba lokunciphisa izindleko zesikhathi eside zabasebenzi njengoba bekuyinkinga esikhathini esidlule, futhi ukululama okusimeme kufanele kufinyelelwe ngokuvumelana kwabo bonke ababambiqhaza. Nakuba izikhala zizoba yinkinga enkulu kulokhu kubuyiselwa, le nkulumo-mpikiswano igeja udaba olukhulu olusengcupheni. Kungumbono wethu ukuthi izingxoxo ezinjalo mayelana nezikhala zingaphambi kwesikhathi futhi azikhulumi ngokukhathazeka kwangempela nokuphathekayo kwabasebenzi bezindiza,” kusho u-Eoin Coates, ETF Inhloko Yezokundiza.
Ukwesekwa okuqondene nezindiza zamazwe angamalungu kuze kube ngu-2020 bekubalulekile, kodwa akuhambanga ngokwanele ezimweni eziningi. Izinhlelo zokusekela bezivame ukunganaki abasebenzi nabaqashi ekuphathweni okuphansi kanye neminye imikhakha engabonakali kakhulu yemboni. Esikhathini esifushane, isiphakamiso seKhomishini YaseYurophu kungenzeka sandise ithrafikhi futhi sivikele imisebenzi ethile, kodwa uma kubhekwa umbono wakamuva we-Eurocontrol wokubuyisela emuva ku-2026, kuyacaca ukuthi ukusekelwa kudinga ukusimama esikhathini eside futhi kumele kusekele abasebenzi. kuyo yonke imboni.
I-ETF icela Ikhomishini kanye nabaqashi ukuthi bacabangele ezinye iziphakamiso ezigxile kakhulu ezidingweni zezenhlalo zomkhakha wezindiza esikhathini eside, kunokuba nje bakhuphule izinga lethrafikhi eYurophu ngaphandle kweziqinisekiso zezenhlalo noma zokuqashwa. Ngokungafani neziphakamiso zangaphambilini mayelana nemithetho ye-slot, lezi ziphakamiso kufanele zibandakanye bonke abalingani, ikakhulukazi abalingani bezenhlalakahle njengezinyunyana zabasebenzi kanye nama-NGO.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- In the short term, the European Commission's proposal is likely to increase traffic and protect some jobs, but given Eurocontrol's most recent outlook for recovery being pushed to 2026, it is clear that support needs to be sustainable in the long-term and must support workers right across the industry.
- The ETF calls on the Commission and employers to consider alternative proposals that focus specifically on the aviation sector's social needs in the long-term, rather than merely increasing the level of traffic in Europe with no social or employment guarantees.
- As we remain in the depths of the COVID-19 crisis, the Commission, workers, and employers need to continue to work in close collaboration to help the industry recover and protect jobs and working conditions.
