Autoeuropa resumes normal production this Monday with the replacement of 19 weekly shifts after being forced to stop from September 11 to October 2 due to a shortage of components from a supplier in Slovenia.
The resumption of normal production at the Volkswagen car plant in Palmela, Setúbal district, also means the end of the “layoff” regime, which sees a drop in workers’ incomes that could reach 33% of their wages. salary, but at Avtoevropa it was only 5%, thanks to an agreement between the administration and the working committee.
Autoeuropa suspended production on September 11 due to a parts shortage at its plant in Slovenia, which was badly damaged by floods in that country last August.
The company had initially planned to resume operations on November 12, but the Volkswagen group in the meantime guaranteed the supply of the missing part from a Spanish and Chinese supplier, allowing production to be restarted, albeit partially, on October 2 last year.
With the resumption of normal production announced today, around 100 temporary workers laid off by Autoeuropa in September are also returning, albeit with the guarantee that they will be recalled once the company’s production is back to normal.
On October 10, Autoeuropa management announced its intention to increase production to “934 vehicles per day” from November 6, with “an increase of 32 workers across four shifts in the assembly area” to partially offset the drop in production during the plant. malfunction.
Labor representatives and the Southern Manufacturing, Energy and Environmental Workers’ Union (SITE SUL) promise to be alert to possible increased workload on assembly lines at the Palmela car plant.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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