The supermarket chain owned by businessman Francisco De Narváez released the figure and assured that there would be no more layoffs among its employees. There is concern among workers.
The supermarket chain ChangoMoreowned by the businessman and former national representative for the province of Buenos Aires, Francisco De Narvaezconfirmed the dismissal of 152 employees in eight branches. They assure that they do not plan to make more layoffs.
“In recent months, All possible efforts have been made to relocate or reassign tasks and functions, guaranteeing employability and geographical location, in order to exhaust all possible alternatives,” the director of Institutional Relations of the firm said in a statement. Juan Pablo Quiroga,.
The announcement comes in a context of declining inflation, but at the same time a sharp decline in consumption. The INDEC reported that in April there was 8.8% inflation, the lowest in months. Consumption fell 20.4% in April, as reported by the consulting firm Focus Market, which hits supermarket chains hard, among other items.
Previously, it had emerged that layoffs would reach 500. This was stated by Miguel Saredi, secretary of Operational Planning of the Municipality of La Matanza and president of the Mutual Circle of Legislators of the Nation. This government destroyed, and continues to do so, consumption,” said Saredi.
The company denied it. “However, in 152 cases (not 500 as it turned out, nor would there be an additional 300 in the coming days) we could not find possible alternatives, so we offered the best conditions, in line with the provisions of the law and within the framework of a absolute respect for people,” Quiroga expressed in the statement.
The union response
One of the epicenters of the layoffs was in the Buenos Aires party of La Matanza. There were 27 layoffs at the La Tablada location and six in San Justo.
The Western Regional of the Western Zone Trade and Related Workers Employees Union (SEOCA)to which La Matanza corresponds, led by the general secretary Julio Ruben Ledesma He took the lead in the demand, accompanying workers and delegates.
“Among those laid off there are people with a lot of seniority, people with impeccable records, who need to continue working, some have disabled children in their care or help their parents who receive a minimum pension,” Ledesma explained. “We also know that this is just the first batch and there will be more telegrams in the coming days”, he assured.
The SEOCA has already made the corresponding presentation before the Ministry of Labor of the Province of Buenos Aires headed by Walter Correa, and will attend the hearing set for Friday.
Source: Ambito
