Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-16-Speech-3-293"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-06-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100616.24.3-293"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-06-16-Speech-3-2942
lpv:speaker	lp:Viktor Uspaskich2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2012-11-15)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2012-11-15)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2012-11-15)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2010-12-08)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Darbo partija (2009-07-14--2012-11-15)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like, if I may, to offer the opinion of Lithuania on this issue. Lithuania’s lorry drivers have earned themselves a good reputation throughout Europe. They are the business pioneers and heroes of our young independent Lithuanian state, often separated from their families for long periods. Europe’s endless motorways have become their second home. Yes, there have been reports that lorry drivers have breached EU safety and work regulations. However, that is not always the fault of the lorry drivers. Sometimes, their employers leave them no choice but to flout the rules. I have received letters from Lithuania’s lorry drivers calling on me and the European Parliament to listen to them. They write that lorry drivers risk losing their salary if they do not alter evidence of the distance driven as displayed on their lorry’s tachograph. Rest days – required by law – are often not granted or are delayed. Those drivers who complain are later discriminated against. These are clear violations of drivers’ rights and EU regulations, not to mention the provisions of the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) and the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road CMR . Some have appealed to Lithuanian institutions but their complaints fell on death ears. More must be done to protect the health and safety of drivers and other mobile workers from the road transport sector. This is not simply Lithuania’s problem; this is Europe’s problem. Ignoring it may have fatal consequences."@en1

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