Titre Directive 2003/59/EC in the area of collective bargaining and social dialogue

Categories of drivers 1) Mobile workers 2) Self-employed road transportation contractors

Typology of passenger transportation: 1. Regular services 2. Specialised regular services 3. Occasional services 4.Transportation of passengers on own behalf

Social context of passenger transportation Mobile population: 3.7% of the population 2.96 journeys per person per day 34.7 km travelled by a person each day 9% of total number of journeys carried out by collective means of transport

Transport demand by bus 104 billion passengers/km 73.5 long distance bus routes or with rental services 18.5 on extra-urban local bus routes 11.5 on urban bus routes

Collective transportation supply 96,100 buses and 200,000 workers Total cost: 9.5 billion Euro per year

Local public transport Services for which regional authorities are responsible: Required to provide service Not required to provide service Service contract

Effects of the CPC on entrepreneurs/driver employees relations: In terms of who is responsible for training Higher wage claims Enterprises make use of foreign drivers Management, by passenger transportation companies, of periodical training courses

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