Conaprolethrough a communication addressed to the sending producers that make up the cooperative and to public opinion, defended the value of the investments made in the ultra-pasteurized milk (UHT) production plant in RodríguezSan José, while rated the union conflict undertaken by the Association of Workers and Employees of Conaprole (AOEC) as “unfair” and “inexplicable”.
This Wednesday, the AOEC announced, there will be an “urgent” press conference in which the announcement of new steps that the union will take in the context of this conflict is expected.
The management of the largest national dairy industry recalled that dairy farmers have just faced one of the worst droughts, with losses of more than US$100 million, according to data from the National Milk Institute (Inale).
In this context, it was indicated, “a conflict as unfair as it is inexplicable” occurs.
As explained, the board of directors headed by Gabriel Fernández Secco as president carried out a investment in a new UHT packaging machine to supply the domestic market and with the aim of increasing exports with a more practical and modern container.
At the same time, he proposed working with the standard and the way of operation with which the packaging company operates throughout the world.
Productive investment, it was cited, “does not cause loss of employment, on the contrary, it ensures the future; it does not affect wages; and it does not affect working conditions.”
Conaprole reported that the workers in the UHT sector work nine hours a day from Monday to Friday with earnings much higher than the national average, “and despite this they present very high levels of absenteeism“.
“We will remain open to productive, mature, and constructive dialogue that defends the entire dairy chain,” the statement concluded.
On the other hand, The Observer He agreed to another communication, addressed to the staff, an internal communication, with information that complements that of the previous text.
Notified to staff.
