Almost three months after the start of the conflict, Fábricas Nacionales de Cerveza will reintegrate its workers in two stages.
Almost three months after the start of the conflict over the definitive closure of its industrial plant in Mines (Lavalleja), National Beer Factories (FNC) reached an agreement with the union and the ministries involved in the negotiations to reopen the plant and reintegrate its workers in two stages.
After extensive days of dialogue and various meetings since the beginning of May, this Monday the 5th the FNC will resume activities at the Minuana plant, after reaching an agreement with all parties.
The first 59 factory employees to return to work will be reinstated in two stages. The first will take place on Monday with the return of 30 workers to perform maintenance tasks at the plant.
The remaining 29 employees will return in September, when canning is resumed. More than 60 workers will not return to their jobs, since they accepted the incentivized retirement plan proposed by the company.
The beginning of the conflict and the future of local production
The decision to close had come after the company accused the Uruguayan beer industry of going through competitiveness problemsas well as low productivity and high production costs compared to neighboring countries, all within the context of “tax pressure”, among other problems that were made public through a statement.
Following the intervention of the national government and various meetings, an agreement was reached for the plant to continue operating. Prior to the announcement of its closure, the mining factory had a workforce of 150 workers for the packaging of bottles and cans of the country’s main beer brands.
Among the points stipulated, it was agreed that the import of beer cans may not exceed 30% of the annual production of the Minas plant, in order to continue local production despite the difference in costs with the region.
Source: Ambito
