This document seeks to acknowledge, honor, and shed light on the working conditions of the men and women moving the Mexico‐U.S. truck “rivers of trade.” The truck driver profession constitutes in many countries one of the most dangerous occupations, if not the most. A significant number of injuries and deaths may be attributed to crashes and violence. In many instances, crashes involving trucks can be directly linked to the drivers' working conditions. Pressure from supply chain entities, coercion, low earnings, and generally imbalanced power relations influence drivers to adopt riskier driving behaviors, with poor road safety outcomes. Mexican truck drivers are no exception. The sector is one in which the use of dependent contractors and fleet drivers represented by yellow unions has hampered workers' bargaining power vis‐à‐vis national and transnational corporations. In the first instance, this document will review a number of international road safety and supply chain accountability initiatives putting pressure on stakeholders to act on the matter. Thereafter, it summarizes relevant industry data to better understand the Mexican context. Finally, a decent work approach and analysis will serve as a basis to create a road map of possible actions to improve the working conditions of Mexican truck drivers.

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提高墨西哥卡车司机的就业质量

本文档旨在承认，尊重和阐明移动墨西哥-美国卡车“贸易之河”的男女的工作条件。在许多国家，卡车司机行业即使不是最危险的行业，也是最危险的行业之一。大量的伤亡可能是由于坠机和暴力造成的。在许多情况下，涉及卡车的撞车事故可以直接与驾驶员的工作条件联系在一起。来自供应链实体的压力，强制性，低收入以及普遍的不平衡的动力关系会影响驾驶员采取高风险的驾驶行为，从而导致道路安全状况不佳。墨西哥卡车司机也不例外。在该行业中，以黄色工会为代表的依赖承包商和车队司机的使用阻碍了工人的工作。对国家和跨国公司的讨价还价能力。首先，本文件将回顾一些国际道路安全和供应链问责制举措，这些举措给利益相关者施加了压力，要求其采取行动。此后，它总结了相关行业数据，以更好地了解墨西哥的情况。最后，体面的工作方法和分析将作为基础，为改善墨西哥卡车司机的工作条件采取可能的行动制定路线图。