The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Pablo Mieres, assured that the management’s will is for there to continue to be a naval industry in Uruguay.
The government is looking for a company to replace the shipping activity carried out by the Tsakos, the Greek company that closed its shipyard following the accident in the Port of Montevideo. According to the minister of Work and Social Security (MTSS) Pablo Mieresthe objective is to preserve the sources of work and that the naval industry of Uruguay continue to exist.
When the two cranes collapsed in the Port of Montevideo and caused the sinking of the floating dock of Tsakos At the beginning of December 2022, a new chapter of the Greek company was opened in the country. After several negotiations and months of work to replace the unused infrastructure, a shipyard key in the country’s main port, the company decided to abandon said activity – although it confirmed that it will maintain other investments in the national territory.
Now, the government has assured that work is being done so that ship repair is not a vacant activity in the country, looking for a company that can replace the work it was carrying out. Tsakos in the port. Above all, in the sense of being able to preserve the 200 jobs involved.
“With the theme of Tsakos There has been dialogue from the first moment with the labor union”, Minister Mieres assured in dialogue with Radio Monte Carlo. “The dam collapsed a year or so ago, and throughout that time there was, according to the company, a search for solutions. Then they decide to close and there is the corresponding support from the labor regulations that are linked to the unemployment insurance“, he said, in relation to the situation of the workers affected by the closure of the shipyard.
“There is dialogue, obviously there may be mobilizations, but I can assure you that what happens is that there was a business decision, and what one has to do is attend according to the rules and looking for the lowest possible social cost“, considered the leader.
Looking for a new company
Likewise, Mieres confirmed that, after the announcement of Tsakos about withdrawing its shipyard activity from the country, there was “a rapid response from the government through the National Ports Administration (ANP) calling for those interested in taking on a task similar to that carried out by the Greek ship repair company.
“This is not done overnight and it will take some time, but the government’s will is for the naval industry continues to exist,” stated the head of the MTSS and added that “what we have is the search for alternatives for another company to assume these tasks.” “Market There are, but there are times, and they are times when Uruguay has, luckily, unemployment insurance,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
