The ORL workers called on the government to hold a debate on the future of the plant and its employees • The chairman of the National Economic Council recently supported the closure of ORL plants in 2025

The ORL Workers' Committee (Oil Refineries) called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers to discuss the future of the plant and refinery workers in Haifa, on the backdrop of the "Gulf of Innovation" program designed to strengthen the economy and preserve the environment by removing polluting factories from the Gulf Haifa.

Refinery structure after the collapse // Photo: Hertzi Shapira

A statement issued by the ORL workers committee stated that "ORL factories are essential for the Israeli economy as a whole, as they supply 60 percent of gasoline and diesel in Israel. This is an essential plant for the Israeli economy. The closure of Haifa refineries and the relocation of these factories to another location in Israel Will cost billions of shekels to the state coffers. "

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They also emphasized in a statement issued by the committee that "as of today, there is no plan by the state on how, in practice, oil distillation will be imported from abroad. Extensive infrastructure needs to be prepared in Israel. Exiting such baseless statements with a deadline for closing the Haifa refineries 'closure supposedly harms the workers' public and makes the factory workers want to quit their jobs and new employees do not want to come. "

Last month, the chairman of the National Economic Council, Prof. Avi Simhon, said: "ORL factories need to be closed." These hearings were heard during a debate held by the Knesset Interior and Environment Committee on the situation of the Bay of Haifa and future plans for the removal of polluting factories. At the hearing, Prof. Simhon estimated that this should be done "about 2025 - so that at the end of the factories there would be no bay."

Remember, about a month ago, a chimney of a building in the area of ​​Haifa refineries collapsed. The incident happened after a few days before, one of the bricks fell from the building. ORL says: "This morning, the upper part of one of Bazen's famous" brick bricks ", which had previously been used as a water cooling tower and has not been used since 2009. The collapse occurred after the fall of the wall section yesterday. Bazan takes all actions, including consulting with engineering and planning experts, to study the event. The area is secure and there were no casualties. "