Friday, July 8, 2016

Workers protest against the granting of Port – Diario La Opinion

Puerto Bolívar.- As expected, yesterday at 8 am, in front of Port Bolivar Port Authority, port workers, suburban dwellers, fishermen, farmers, etc., staged a protest against granting Port.

the initiative is part of the global call made by the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) and the International Federation of Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), who after declaring al 7 July, International Day action, with dockworkers from different continents, especially in Europe, decided to perform on each port, a protest against global policy that is bringing workers and our peoples to an economic catastrophe, while the multinational shipping and port oligopolistic Capital accumulated fabulous profits to be controlled by the big players of financial speculation.

Washington Orellana, former secretary general of port workers said, has been publicizing worldwide the European Commission welcomes the historic agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on a common European framework for seaports.

That the purpose of the regulation of ports is to strengthen the European port sector by attracting new investment and improving the efficiency of port operations for the benefit of trade, the economy of Europe and its global positioning but it is not said that European workers fight modernization, modernization and port efficiency implemented in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, which does not take into account the risks that every day the port stevedore faces in his work or his decisive contribution to the world economy.

the Protestant workers in Puerto Bolivar shouted “down outsourcing”, “stop labor exploitation”, “Turks out of Puerto Bolivar.” “Long live the International Day of Action”. “Long live the Unity of Workers globally”.

The port official said Washington Solorzano European workers worldwide call for fees paid to dockworkers become unified. More safety and worker protection is given. There is collective bargaining for workers of port activity.

To achieve these objectives, the action we have taken today is the beginning of many more that we will in the coming days, because we are not willing to allow in Puerto Bolivar, with dealership or without dealer continue trampling on the rights of workers warned.

the Association of Dockworkers of Puerto Bolivar, as a subsidiary of the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) and the International Federation of Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is coordinating other actions jointly conducted with the National Coordinator of Maritime and Port Workers of Ecuador, mainly in relation to reject the concession process of Puerto Bolivar, he said finally leader.

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