Cimpor workers will begin a four-day strike this Monday

Cimpor workers begin a four-day strike Tuesday through Friday, demanding an 8% pay rise, 37 hours a week from January, pay for shift work and other demands.

The Federation of Construction, Ceramics and Glass Trade Unions (Feviccom) said in a statement last week that striking workers must meet at 8:00 am each day of the strike near the entrance to the factories. Maya, Suselas, Alhandra, Alenker and Lole.

The strike spread to more of the group’s companies, including workers in Siarga – Argamassas, and on the 18th, workers in Simpor – Servisos and Sacopor.

The workers are demanding an 8% wage increase in 2024, a minimum of €200, normal working hours of 37 hours per week from 1 January 2025, annuities, shift pay, continuous holidays and wages. at the 15th month.

Demands also include school support for workers’ children, transport and travel allowances, expanded career paths for various occupational categories, the creation of a new occupational category for electrical and electronic safety specialists, and improved preventive services.

“The administration avoided negotiations and decided to unilaterally increase wages and other monetary issues by 4.5%, which is far from meeting the demands of the workers, and also refused to negotiate on reducing weekly working hours, improving the careers of specialists and applying medical support for all workers,” pensioners and members of their families,” explained Feviccom.

According to the union federation, Cimpor, recently acquired by Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC), “is part of the world’s third-largest cement group, which has sufficient economic and financial conditions to respond positively to workers’ proposals.”

The decision to strike in defense of the proposed revision of the Company Agreement was taken by workers at recent plenary meetings held in the factories, “more than twenty years after the last strike,” according to Feviccom coordinator Fatima Messias.