The main dairy unions of Uruguay expressed their firm rejection of the decision of the Gloria Group to leave its operations in the country and close its cheese manufacturing plant in New Helvecia, where about 50 people work and milk from 40 local dairy farmers was industrialized. According to the statement, it is “a lack of respect for the Uruguay”.
On May 4, the Peruvian Gloria Group announced its withdrawal from the Uruguayan dairy business and, with it, the paralysis of its manufacturing plant cheese production in Nueva Helvecia. Through WhatsApp, The group announced the dismissal of 43 of its employees – who are currently on unemployment insurance until the closure becomes effective – and the suspension of milk collection from local producers, who together sent around 60,000 liters per day.
Given this situation, the main dairy unions of the country expressed their rejection of the decision taken “from one day to the next.” “We consider that the actions of this company cannot be justified by alleging economic reasons, since, if that were the case, it should have been announced with minimum advance notice so that both producers and officials could take the appropriate precautions,” they questioned in a statement, according to Blasina y Asociados.
For this reason, they expressed “absolute rejection of the way the Gloria company acts, which does not match the respect with which our country received it, and we call on our leaders to analyze measures to prevent actions of this type from being repeated.”
Among the inconveniences pointed out by the dairy unions, and “beyond strictly complying with the payment of the debts” As a requirement, they pointed out that “senders had to find a destination for their production from one day to the next because, as is known, milk cannot be thrown away due to the environmental impact that this entails.”
The statement – signed by the National Association of Milk Producers, the Inter-Union of Milk Producers, the Canelones Dairy Producers Association, the San José Dairy Producers Association, the Florida Milk Producers Society, the Florida Milk Producers Society Rodríguez, the San Ramón Milk Producers Society, the Maldonado Milk Producers Association, the Parada Esperanza Milk Producers Association, the Rocha Dairy Producers and the La Casilla Rural Development Society—was titled as “A lack of respect to Uruguay”.
Why is Grupo Gloria closing in Uruguay?
According to management sources of the Gloria Group in Uruguaythe reasons behind the decision to end operations at the dairy plant are linked to the situation that the company is going through. dairy in the country.
“The company authorities were enthusiastic about continuing activities in Uruguay, they are people who greatly admire the country, the quality of life and the economy, but the productive reality of the dairy sector is not viable for the company,” they added to the aforementioned media.
The cheese manufacturing plant had a staff of 60 workers, most of whom have already been laid off. The rest will do so gradually until there are only 10 employees who will continue their tasks until the final closure.
The National Labor Directorate (Dinatra)of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS), He will hold meetings with business management this week, reported La Mañana. The objective is to know first-hand the situation and the reasons for the dismissals to analyze possible solutions.
The Peruvian company, which has multinational operations in sectors such as food and cement, had announced in January 2023 an investment of $5 million in the Nueva Helvecia plant.
Source: Ambito
