Addressing the Shortage of Truck Drivers in Belgium: Insights and Perspectives

2023-09-03 14:29:21

There would be a shortage of 5,000 truck drivers in Belgium. The figure must however be put into perspective because the regional employment offices identify just under 1,500 job offers for this profile. The problem of trades in shortage remains no less significant in this new school year. With all its complexity. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist in the Political Department By Pascal Lorent Published on 09/3/2023 at 16:29 Reading time: 2 min

There are 5,000 truck drivers missing in Belgium. This figure, put forward on the occasion of a truck show organized this weekend near La Louvière, impresses. It would illustrate the evil from which the Walloon and Brussels economies are suffering: the lack of manpower for certain positions and certain professions.

However, this four-digit number must be put into perspective. If we look at the data available from Forem, 1,466 job offers relate to the profession of heavy goods vehicle driver in Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders. Furthermore, our colleagues from Litterquoting the latest Forem report on re-employment, explain in their Saturday edition that logistics is the sector that benefits from the integration rate (the number of unemployed people re-employed compared to those received training) the highest: 87.2% for the year 2021.

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