パナマ運河庁;ACP(la Autoridad del Canal de Panama)とスペインのSacyr Vallenermoso会社,Cnstructora Urbana会社,イタリアのImpregilo会社、ベルギーのJan de Nul会社の運河企業連合体;GUPC(el Grupo Unidos del Canal)が2009年に3'118'000'000$で公開入札したパナマ運河拡張工事は、企業団が1'6000'000'000$の追加工事費用を要求し、当局は拒否し、工事は資金不足で中止に追い込まれ、10'000人の労働者の賃金が未払いに?
El parón de la obra del Canal de Panamá deja en vilo a 10.000 trabajadores
Los trabajadores tienen, en principio, el puesto garantizado pero quedan sin funciones momentáneas y sin la seguridad de recibir este próximo fin de semana su pago quincenal
José Meléndez San José (Costa Rica) 6 FEB 2014 - 05:44 CET
The halt in construction of the Panama Canal in suspense leaves 10,000 workers
Workers are in principle guaranteed the momentary position but left without security functions without receiving this weekend its fortnightly payment
José Meléndez San José (Costa Rica) 6 FEB 2014 - 5:44 CET
More than 10 thousand workers from the crippled building a new set of locks for the Panama Canal expansion are now in distress : not momentary functions , with the post but not guaranteed certainty that this weekend will receive their fortnightly payment .
The consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal ( GUPC ), which since 2009 building the new locks in the waterway , on Wednesday halted the expansion works , with prolonged financial dispute with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP ) , and sent workers to their homes.
" There is great uncertainty and we will remain vigilant ," said the union leader Norberto Panama Valencia , spokesman of the Union of Construction Workers and Similar ( Suntracs ), the central umbrella most workers Channel . "The consortium 's sent home and assured them the post but without having to perform duties for now and told them to pay them . But we are on the lookout for whether the company will be able to pay them, because it has problems , "he added , consulted COUNTRY .
The bi-weekly payment is due on Saturday. " Otherwise , the Union will take action not only on the construction company but on the Authority ," he added , stressing that the ACP should be " ultimately " responsible for the salaries and other benefits to workers are paid.
The Panamanian Jorge Quijano, ACP administrator , said in an interview with El Pais that the suspend enlargement GUPC Wednesday sent employees home. The group , meanwhile , said in a statement, " reiterated the importance " that the ACP will pay $ 50 million " for an outstanding bill discussed at recent meetings to allow payments to subcontractors and employees and cover and payroll this week . While there has been no response , GUPC still looking for a comprehensive solution. "
Quijano said that the Authority is inhibited to pay $ 50 million because GUPC keeps defaulting to the Social Security Fund and the ACP , as a state agency is prohibited from turning resources to businesses facing social security debts . "The contractor argues that an account of $ 50 million that had just presented we had not paid. The problem is that the group has not paid to the Fund and we need to make the payment first , before you can pay us, " he said.
The Spanish Sacyr Vallehermoso by - Integrated Group, Italy's Impregilo , Belgium's Jan de Nul and Construction Urbana- Spanish blamed the ACP to break off negotiations , jeopardizing the expansion and leave " up to 10,000 jobs at imminent risk " .
The ACP , which denied having broken the dialogue and accused the group of "inflexible " confirmed that the consortium suspended Wednesday morning 's work on the extension , after the Tuesday night expired the limit imposed by the two parties to resolve the financial dispute. However, the consortium has denied that the proceedings have been detained , although company sources admitted that the pace of operations suffers a noticeable decline .
The dispute escalated on January 1 , after GUPC ACP notified that if he did not pay 1,600 million for unforeseen additional costs , construction would be suspended from the 20th of the month . The Authority rejected the claim and the threat and requested subject to a bilateral agreement signed in 2009 .
The two sides evaluated various financial plans and, arriving January 20 Eal , set on January 31 and then on February 4 deadline for a settlement , but the dialogue was unsuccessful.
The Group won the tender in 2009 to build the locks on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, with an offer of 3,118 million and scheduled to conclude in 2014 , but was postponed to 2015 arrears . The locks are the most important part of the expansion , which began in 2007 with a total budget of 5,250 million and allow the passage of larger vessels than can currently transit the route opened in 1914 .
0 件のコメント:
コメントを投稿