Due to the commission of alleged labor abuses, more than a hundred workers today, Wednesday, took part in a “sit-in” in front of the improvement work on Expedition Libertadora Avenue in Ciudad Nueva, run by the San Martín Consortium.
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The general secretary of the Civil Construction Workers Union of the Tacna Region Fidel Cejas Quispe explained that when work restarted a month ago, 13 workers were separated despite being working at the time the work was stopped.
They demand payment according to new salary scale
They also demanded payment according to the new salary scale approved in October, which is retroactive, therefore they must be paid the reimbursement corresponding to June, July and August.
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At the same time, he mentioned that the company would not be allowing the participation of the union’s sectional base, ceasing to hire workers from the area.
They demand a statement from the mayor
Cejas Quispe reported that the company indicates that it has complied with paying according to the new salary table, so they will review the salaries of their colleagues.
After the “sit-in” held on Expedition Liberator Avenue, the workers mobilized to the District Municipality of Ciudad Nueva. “The mayor has to take responsibility as a greener, we are going to inform him and if necessary we will ask that the contract be terminated since he can execute it through direct administration,” added Cejas Quispe.
