07/13/2020 - 14:26
- Clarín.com
- Rural
The union conflict in the dairy sector generates concern and from the dairy industry they warned that it will be felt in the lack of products and very possible shortages . In this context, this Monday, in the midst of a 24-hour strike promoted by the Association of Dairy Industry Workers of the Argentine Republic (Atilra), the province of Santa Fe, issued the compulsory conciliation . In the same sense, the Labor Minister of that province, Roberto Sukerman, stated that "the oven is not for buns today, you have to take care of economic activity and sources of work."
Sources in the sector reported that the shortage at the country level was in the order of 60% and estimated that it could reach 80% late in the day in fluid milk, from sachet,
The provincial official said in statements to Aire Digital that "the Ministry of Labor is at the disposal of the parties and we would like to intervene to resolve the conflict." And regarding a "solidarity contribution" that companies have contributed since last year, a fixed amount that currently in large industries is $ 1,500 pesos and $ 750 in SMEs, Suckerman framed it in legal negotiations. "It is in the collective agreement," he said.
gondola milk
The measure of strength of the union has already caused a shortage and lack of dairy products in gondolas in different parts of the country . And as of this Monday, the regulation work and the assemblies became a 24-hour strike, which worsened the situation.
Given the wage increase requested by the gremo, from the companies they argue that the workers in the sector had a recovery of 48% as of December 2019 and so far this year, in the middle of the pandemic, they received another 25% increase .
They assure that all the companies in the sector had negative balances in the first half of this year and that, despite the crisis, "most of the companies did not lay off workers and in some cases incorporated personnel to guarantee supply. They also did not stop paying their labor and tax obligations ".
And facing society. They affirmed that "the prices of dairy products did not increase . The price lists that are in force are the same as of Nov / Dec 2019, while production costs for companies increased in the last six months by approximately 20%."
