The government informed PIT-CNT of a formula to sustain operations at the container terminal

Labor Minister Juan Castillo met this Friday with a delegation from the PIT-CNT Executive Secretariat to analyze the situation generated by the conflict at the container terminal of the Port of Montevideo.

According to Subrayado, based on official sources, Castillo conveyed the government’s concern about the situation and the formula the Executive Branch is promoting to guarantee the continuity of operations.

According to that outlet, the meeting was attended by PIT-CNT president Marcelo Abdala, the union adviser for this conflict, Milton Castellanos, and other leaders of the confederation.

Subrayado noted that on Thursday government spokespeople had anticipated that a regulation was being prepared to force the union to maintain minimum staffing at the terminal. Those same sources indicated that this is not a declaration of essentiality, although it would have a similar effect.

Finally, again according to Subrayado, this Friday a disposition was communicated to establish minimum services. The outlet added that the difference with an essentiality resolution is that in this case no reference to essential services would be invoked.

Castillo, who was a leader of the port workers’ union, had stated that he was not willing to apply that tool and recalled that, for the ILO, port activity is not part of essential services. Nevertheless, the government told Subrayado that the organization’s regulations also provide for exceptions in cases of extreme complications in relevant activities.

Sources

• Subrayado

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