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Transport & Mobility. Policy Debate from the perspective of Manufacturing Brussels, 6 th September 2012 industriAll - European Trade Union. General issues 1. Rural vs. urban areas Individual vs. collective transportation Growth of traffic (goods and passengers) Infrastructure
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Transport & Mobility Policy Debate from the perspective of Manufacturing Brussels, 6th September 2012 industriAll - European Trade Union
General issues 1 • Rural vs. urban areas • Individual vs. collective transportation • Growth of traffic (goods and passengers) • Infrastructure • Nuisances and pollution
General issues 2 • Subventions • Cost of transport and travel • Liberalisation and privatisation • Safety and security • Interfaces, modal shift, and networks
Policy debate • Questions • Impact on manufacturing • Manufacturing where? • Impact on employment and skills • Consequences for value chains • Link between traffic and division of labour • Exchange with transport workers (ETF)
Aims of the debate • Developing a global and coherent approach to transport • Then, translating this into specific industrial policy approaches for the sectors • Automotive • Shipbuilding • Aero(space) • Railway • Other: e. g. walking, cycling, …