Facundo Márquez was re-elected as president of the Union of Exporters of Uruguay

Facundo Márquez was re-elected as president of the Union of Exporters of Uruguay

The CEO of Polanco Caviar will head the new board of directors defined this Monday, which will have Andrea Roth (Apiter) as vice president; to Nicolas Lopez (Urufor) as secretary; to Alberto Brause (Darnel Packaging) as treasurer; to Carmen Porteiro (Nuevo Manantial) as pro-secretary; already Diego Wollheim (Montes del Plata) as treasurer.

In his previous management, Facundo Marquez He opted for dialogue between employers and workers, in an effort to build bridges between both parties.

In May, Marquez said to Ambit who was working to give “another profile to the institution”, seeking to generate “bridges of dialogue” between all social actors linked to exports.

On that occasion, the now re-elected president of the UEU recalled that he participated in the events of May 1 for International Workers’ Day, and that during his administration, it was the first time in 50 years that both the PIT-CNTlike some representatives of the Wide Frontvisited the UEU.

“I don’t know if it is a generational issue, but I am clear that we are going to build the country together. I don’t see any other way,” the businessman said then.

The Union of Exporters continues to demand structural reforms

Marquez In recent times, it has been leading the demand for exporters due to the loss of competitiveness due to the price of the dollar, for which they accuse exchange delayin addition to the need, as the UEU understands, for long-term structural reforms.

“When we talk about competitiveness we talk about many issues. What happens is that today the dollar is so, so, so misaligned that any adjustment that can be made in companies impacts competitiveness,” he indicated. Marquez.

At the same time, Marquez and the UEU were also very critical recently of the 17% increase in port fees in the port of Montevideo for de side of the company Cuenca del Plata Terminal (TCP).

Source: Ambito

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