Martín Galdeano, head of Adefa, at the end of the meeting, stated that, as a result of the conflict, “exports were reduced, from exporting 2,500 vehicles per day, today only 1,200 are exported.” He also admitted that there are several paralyzed industrial plants. For its part, the Smata mechanics union expressed concern that staff suspensions are already being recorded.
The conflict in the tire companies began at the beginning of the year with “different measures and escalated with strikes, assemblies and blockades by the Single Union of Argentine Tire Workers (SUTNA)”, according to Adefa in a statement.
One of the issues of greatest concern to business and even the government is the blockade of factories that prevents production from continuing. “Appealing for the immediate release of the plants, the value chain expressed the need for both parties to make their best effort so that, through dialogue at the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, this conflict that puts more than 500,000 families at risk can be resolved. ”, they indicated.
For his part, De Mendiguren emphasized official concern over the conflict and recognized that “it is not possible to maintain a negotiation with the factories that have been taken over.” This point is not minor because companies cannot access the stock they have in their manufacturing plants.
Today the tire manufacturing companies will hold a meeting at the Ministry of Labor with union representatives and the official expectation is that the conflict can be resolved.
During the meeting with Massa, the union demands were not specified, although it was mentioned that it is not possible to negotiate with the “seized plant.” The businessmen indicated that this type of “action generates uncertainty in export markets due to possible shortages and affects investment plans.”
This concern is also shared by the Government and, as reported by the Secretary of Industry, President Alberto Fernández also got involved and spoke with some companies in the sector.
Meanwhile, from the CGT in strict off they point out that they do not agree with this type of “actions that take things to a point that later it is difficult for them to go back”, beyond pointing out that political motivations are observed in the conflict.
In any case, Massa asked the tire manufacturing companies to “sit down again at the table with the union.”
The unions of Smata and UOM, also attending the meeting, expressed their concern to Massa given that there are already paralyzed plants and in many cases suspensions have begun.
The tire market is supplied by three companies: Fate, Bridgestone and Pirelli produce 6 million tires a year and since the conflict began at the beginning of the year almost 1.3 million units have been discontinued.
The official concern about the paralysis of the automotive industry is explained by the fact that this sector leads the country’s industrial growth. “In the first 8 months of the year, the automotive industry registered an increase of 29.5% and 25.3% in production and exports, respectively” according to data from Adefa.
Participating in the meeting were: Massa; Of Mendiguren; the Secretary of Commerce, Matías Tombolini; representatives from Smata, UOM, AFAC and Adimra, as well as executives from Bridgestone and Pirelli.
Source: Ambito
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