He Single Port Union and Related Branches (Supra) began a 24-hour strike, until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, in protest against the award of the Cuenca del Plata Terminal (TCP), in Montevideoto the Belgian company Katoen Natie.
Supra’s measure of force covers operators and terminals from all over Uruguaywhile the position that other unions linked to the national port activity will take is awaited.
The workers grouped in the Supra had already cut the income to the terminals of the Port of Montevideo last week in rejection of the award of the Cuenca del Plata Terminal to Katoen Natie.
Justice investigates the award of TCP
This week the prosecutor’s office resolved to unarchive the Katoen Natie case for alleged irregularities in the signing of the agreement between the government and the company by the TCP. Three months ago, the case was reopened at the request of the Broad Front (FA).
The extension of the Cuenca del Plata Terminal concession to the Belgian company until 2081 is also criticized for Open Town Hall (CA)partner of the executive of Luis Lacalle Pou.
Months ago, the senator and leader of CA, Guido Manini Rioscommented to the press that the agreement between the government and Katoen Natie was “certainly the biggest toad” that his party had to “swallow” in order to maintain the stability of the Multicolor Coalition and give governance to the Executive Power.
Source: Ambito
