The Union Association of Subway and Premetro Workers denounces that several employees and users are affected. From EMOVA, they deny that there are plagues.
Workers of the line B subways reported a scabies infestation and initiated complaints from the union due to the lack of cleaning and fumigation of trains and public spaces. The Union Association of Subway and Premetro Workers (AGTSyP) indicates that several employees and users were infected.
In a statement, the AGTSyP points out that for weeks several employees and users have been infected by Scabies and it is causing serious effects on the body that requires medical treatment. In turn, they state that For years, this line has been harmed by the presence of rodents, scorpions, and cockroaches. and other vectors of transmission and contagion.
Scabies infections reported on Line B
In the document, the AGTSyP also maintains that “all this occurs within the general framework of abandonment, with an obsolete fleet on the brink of collapse and catastrophewith asbestos contaminating and making workers sick.” Faced with this scenario, They call for an “immediate” solution to the scabies infestation and of the various plagues that plague the line.
If there is no reparation for this problem, in the statement they maintain that They do not rule out taking any “measures to obtain answers to this claim.”.
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What they say from EMOVA about the reports of scabies on Line B
From the company EMOVA reported that “a reinforcement of your usual cleaning and disinfection protocols for prevention“. They detailed that on Monday, after finishing the service, “special monitoring was requested in all the formations by the fumigation provider.”
There it was reported that, after analyzing the passenger lounges and driving cabins, “no presence of pests was found inside the cars, nor in the station facilities.” Finally, the company added “there is no formal complaint in relation to the statement spread on social networks”.
Source: Ambito
