World Health Organization and International Labour Organization agree to form an Action Group to ensure implementation of COVID-19 protocols for transport workers.
世界卫生组织和国际劳工组织同意成立行动组，确保为运输工人而设有关新冠疫情的国际协议得以实施。
Crisis talks held as nations rush to unilaterally reinstate travel restrictions, following the emergence of the Omicron variant.
随新冠变种病毒株Omicron出现，为应对多国急忙单方面实施旅游限制，危机谈判即将展开。
Plans are underway to institute a ‘Yellow Card’ style covid vaccine document for international transport workers.
为国际运输工人制订「黄卡」形式的新冠疫苗文件正计划推行。
Further solutions on the freedom of movement for transport workers will be discussed at the UN Secretary General’s Executive Committee in January.
联合国秘书长执行委员会将于1月讨论有关运输工人行动自由的进一步解决方案。
World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder have confirmed their organisations will form an Action Group “as a matter of urgency” with major transport bodies to ensure freedom of movement for international transport workers.
世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞博士和国际劳工组织总干事赖德证实，两大组织将与世界主要运输组织，作为「紧急事件」成立行动小组，以确保国际运输工人的行动自由。
The commitment came after organisations and unions representing road, air and sea companies and workers met with Dr Tedros and Mr Ryder last week. They warned of the impact of new travel restrictions on transport workers and the already fragile global supply chain in the wake of the Omicron variant.
上周，代表公路、航空和海运公司和工人的组织及工会，与谭德塞及赖德会面后作出相关承诺。有关组织警告，在Omicron变种病毒株出现后，多国实施的防疫措施对运输工人和临危的全球供应链构成影响。
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Road Transport Union (IRU), and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have made urgent pleas for governments’ health departments to coordinate measures and avoid restricting the movement of transport workers.
谭德塞在会上表示，行动小组的工作将于本周开始，未来将与 IATA、ICS、ITF 和 IRU 定期举行会议。他指出，其他重点领域将包括修订世卫发出的医疗护照「黄卡」，以供运输工人作疫苗接种证明。
Dr Tedros said during the meeting that work on the Action Group would begin this week and regular meetings will be held with IATA, ICS, ITF and IRU going forward. He noted other areas of focus will include amending the Yellow Card, a medical passport issued by WHO, to be used by transport workers as proof of vaccination.
国际航空运输协会 (IATA)、国际航运商会 (ICS)、国际道路运输联盟 (IRU) 和国际运输工人联盟 (ITF) 已紧急呼吁各国政府卫生部门协调相应措施，避免过度限制运输工人行动。
The Action Group will ensure the implementation of existing travel protocols developed by industry to protect the rights of transport workers. The WHO and the ILO also confirmed that the UN Secretary General’s Executive Committee in January 2022 will discuss further solutions to issues raised by the transport organisations.
该行动小组将确保行业制订的现有行动协议实施，以维护运输工人的权利。世界卫生组织和国际劳工组织同时确认，联合国秘书长执行委员会将于2022年1月讨论运输组织提出的问题，并进一步寻求解决方案。
The transport bodies, which represent more than $20 trillion of world trade annually and 65 million global transport workers across the supply chain, had previously shared fears that ‘knee-jerk’ decisions made by governments to reimpose travel restrictions for transport workers in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant could shatter supply chains and delay global economic recovery.
代表世界每年超过20万亿美元贸易额和整个供应链的6500万全球运输工人的多个国际运输组织，担心多国政府为应对Omicron，「下意识」地重启封关等限制会阻碍运输工人工作，恐危及供应链并延误全球经济复苏。
Since Omicron was noted as a ‘variant of concern’ by WHO, some 56 nations have updated COVID tightened travel restrictions in response. The transport bodies expressed frustration that governments were reneging on clear steps issued to world leaders in September to guarantee the free and safe movement of transport workers. With Omicron’s emergence making it even more important to ensure priority vaccination for transport workers, the organisations said, the WHO should encourage countries to adopt the tried and tested travel and health protocols for seafarers and drivers which the WHO has itself endorsed.
自Omicron被世卫列为「值得关注」的新冠变种病毒株后，有约56个国家已更新及收紧其出入境旅游限制。多家国际运输组织9月时曾向各国发出应对新冠疫情明确步骤，但对各国政府未有保证工人自由和安全流动表示失望。这些组织表示，随着Omicron的出现，确保为运输工人优先接种疫苗变得更加重要，世卫应鼓励各国采用世卫认可的疫苗，及实施世卫针对海员和司机的旅游和健康协议。
https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/who-and-ilo-form-action-group-global-transport-bodies-protect-workers-rights-and-ease-supply
