Coronavírus: Ministério de Minas e Energia confirma 510 funcionários Petrobras contaminados e 1.301 suspeitos

Coronavirus: Ministry of Mines and Energy Confirms 510 Petrobras Employees Infected and 1,301 Under Investigation

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Published on 04/05/2020 at 16:05

Coronavírus: Ministério de Minas e Energia confirma 510 funcionários Petrobras contaminados e 1.301 suspeitos

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Coronavirus: The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) reported in a bulletin that Petrobras has 510 employees contaminated by Covid-19. Amid the Oil Crisis, Petrobras Sets Record and Exports 1 Million Barrels in April

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The numbers reported by the Ministry of Mines and Energy refer to direct employees and those from companies that provide services to Petrobras.

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Unions Will Appeal for Interdiction of Petrobras Platforms Due to Coronavirus Contamination

The interruption of operations in seven Petrobras platforms in the Campos Basin will be requested by the Unified Federation of Oil Workers (FUP) and Sindipetro Norte Fluminense (Sindipetro NF) to the National Agency of Petroleum (ANP) and the Sanitary Surveillance, due to the number of contaminated workers.

The cases occurred at the oil company’s units P-26, P-50, P-18, P-35, P-20, P-33, and P-62, all in the Campos Basin, reported the Unified Federation of Oil Workers.

FUP also reported that according to information received through the whistleblowing channel created by Sindipetro-NF, daily, two to three workers on board have left their jobs on the platforms with symptoms of the disease.

The unions accuse the state-owned company of being negligent in adopting preventive health measures to avoid the contamination of employees by the new coronavirus.

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