UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

FREIGHT DRIVER TRAINING IN URUGUAY

Thanks to the deployment of a mobile simulator acquired by the UPM Foundation and school trucks donated by the CAU, around 1000 freight drivers will be able to receive training over the next five years, reaching the very heart of Uruguay. The Ministry of Transport and Public Works launched the training course, which will seek to professionalise the industry through training. Designed to stimulate the creation of new jobs and to improve the working conditions of the workers, the plan has the backing of UPM Forestal Oriental, CETP - UTU, the Professional Freight Transport Guild (ITPC), the Sole Union of Carriers (SUCTRA), the Congress of Administration Offices and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The course will be aimed at both current drivers and new drivers and will be available throughout the country. The plan is part of a general guideline from UPM Forestal Oriental and the authorities to improve professionalism in highway transportation.

DID YOU KNOW? • In 2014, 27 articulated lorries transported 30% of timber that arrived at the pulp mill in Fray Bentos. This model allows for a more efficient use of the routes and reduces the amount of journeys undertaken, as well as carbon emissions. • The Alessi boat carried out

a total of 50 trips in 2014. This represented a saving of 2820 truck journeys from Rocha to Fray Bentos.

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