The workers who keep global supply chains moving are warning of a 'system collapse'

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Source: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/29/business/supply-chain-workers/index.html


The workers who keep global supply chains moving are warning of a 'system collapse'
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business
Updated 10:24 AM ET, Wed September 29, 2021

London (CNN Business)Seafarers, truck drivers and airline workers have endured quarantines, travel restrictions and complex Covid-19 vaccination and testing requirements to keep stretched supply chains moving during the pandemic.

But many are now reaching their breaking point, posing yet another threat to the badly tangled network of ports, container vessels and trucking companies that moves goods around the world.

In an open letter Wednesday to heads of state attending the United Nations General Assembly, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and other industry groups warned of a "global transport system collapse" if governments do not restore freedom of movement to transport workers and give them priority to receive vaccines recognized by the World Health Organization.

Seafarers on board a Mitsui O.S.K Lines vessel share a message of safety...

 

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One world vaccine government.

Inconsistent requirements mean that some seafarers have been vaccinated multiple times because some countries have approved only certain vaccines, according to Platten.

He knows of at least one seafarer who has received six vaccine doses, or three two-dose regimens. "It's an absolute nightmare. I can't understand why we don't have some sort of global standard," he told CNN Business.