Trade Union Bloc organizes convoy of humanitarian aids for Ukrainian railroad workers

A convoy of humanitarian aids organized by the National Trade Union Bloc (NBS) together with the National Rail Freight Wagon Movement Federation, left Romania for Ukraine on Tuesday, according to a press release sent by the trade union organization, Agerpres reports.

The humanitarian aids are intended for Ukrainian railroad workers, who are making extraordinary efforts to ensure the continuity of the railway transport service in war conditions, the press release said.

"The risk to which they are exposed and the conditions in which the Ukrainian railway employees work these days is difficult to imagine. They are confined to work while lacking minimum rest conditions, and also lacking food and medicine. Through this initiative, we express our solidarity with our colleagues in Ukraine, in an attempt to cover to some extent the shortcomings they are facing during this period," the press release said.

The humanitarian convoy left Halmeu station for Ukraine and includes more than 500 sets of mattresses, pillows, blankets, bed sheets and nearly 4 tonnes of food.

According to the NBS, another convoy, which will transport medicine and food, is due to leave for Ukraine by the end of the week.

The humanitarian aids convoy, which left on Tuesday, was organized with the financial support of the European Trade Union Confederation and the International Trade Union Confederation.