He president of the Union of Nafta Sellers of Uruguay, Daniel Añóntold Telemundo that in the last two days twice as much as usual was shipped due to the increase in demand compared to the possibility of shortages.
“Maybe we sold in two days what we sold in four,” he said. Añónwho indicated that his personal case as dispatcher no longer had “any of the gasoline left,” and that he only had a remainder of diesel fuel left.
“I spoke with my colleagues and 90% or so are left with nothing today, if not 100%,” lamented the head of the sales union.
Añón He told Subrayado that the fuel “went into the users’ tanks,” and that if the transporters continue with their measures it would be “chaotic” for the countryside that is “in full harvest” and “for all the other cities” in the country. .
The government seeks to stop the strike of fuel transporters
The strike for three days until Wednesday carried out by the Association of Fuel Transporters It set off alarm bells in the government.
He Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) He called the transporters to a meeting this Monday to try to annul the workers’ forceful measures. Own Añón He ruled out earlier that the meeting would be fruitful for the sellers.
For his part, the presidential candidate for Colorado Party (PC), Gabriel Gurmendez, stated through his . “People need to work. There is too much at stake,” emphasized the Colorado politician.
Source: Ambito
