Foreign Drivers to Solve Staff Shortage at Utrecht Bus Company

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After months of staff shortages, cancellations, and delays, bus operator Transdev is trying to improve the timetable in Utrecht by employing European migrant workers as bus drivers. This involves over a hundred people from various countries. The migrant workers help to "reliably execute" the schedule, Transdev told RTV Utrecht. Of the 1,300 drivers in the region, 117 come from other countries in Europe. These include, for example, Spain, the Cz…

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