Uruguay
Orsi ruled out, for now, decreeing essential services in the port conflict
The president said that tool remains on the table, although he said the conditions were not in place this Thursday. The government gave TCP and the union 72 hours to reach an agreement.
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi referred to the conflict at the Port of Montevideo between Terminal Cuenca del Plata and the union, which has been under negotiation for several months without an agreement on the collective bargaining deal.
According to Subrayado, there was a new meeting this Thursday between the parties and the Ministry of Labor, amid requests from the company and the opposition for the government to declare essential services.
Orsi said a way out is being sought and noted that the situation “has not been easy.” He also stressed that “the key is not to throw fuel on the fire.”
On a possible declaration of essential services, the president said it is an option that “is always there,” but clarified that the conditions were not in place this Thursday to apply it. He also expressed his wish that it not be necessary to move forward with that measure.
Subrayado recalled that on Tuesday night the government set a 72-hour deadline for the parties to reach an understanding and end a conflict that has already caused several days of strike action, affecting Uruguay’s international trade.
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