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A group of metalworkers from Rio Grande are “crying out” for help to reactivate shipyards and create jobs in the region. know more
Metalworkers in Rio Grande (RS) are facing difficulties due to lack of services and contracts in the region's shipyards. In an open letter to President Lula, the Metalurgic Syndicate of Rio Grande and São José do Norte (Stimmmerg) asks for help to reactivate the shipyards and generate jobs, according to the Petronotícias website.
Since Operation Lava Jato in 2014, Rio Grande shipyards have faced a decline in activities. With the lack of new contracts, the city suffers from reduction in trade, transport and security. Currently, three shipyards in the region are practically at a standstill, directly impacting the local economy.
Letter from Rio Grande metalworkers to President Lula
The president of Stimmmerg, Benito Gonçalves, and vice-president Sandro Barros, delivered the open letter to President Lula during an event in Porto Alegre. They ask that the government intervene so that the Rio Grande shipyards can be reactivated with new businesses, ensuring equal treatment in the distribution of orders, especially from Petrobras.
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In the letter, the metalworkers highlight the importance of the Lula government in generating jobs and economic development. They ask the president to intervene to bring new projects for the region’s shipyards, reviving the naval sector and accelerating regional development.
See now the content of the open letter to President Lula:
“The Lula Government was characterized by the generation of jobs and income, better wages and the creation of opportunities for everyone and notes that today, after having built oil platforms with the same competence as anywhere else on the planet and, even, Having repaired vessels that came with defects from Asian shipyards, we are living in poverty and in uncertainty regarding new projects. In São José do Norte we have a shipyard about to end a contract with no prospect of another, while in the city of Rio Grande, the shipyard with great potential, which has the largest dry dock in Latin America, lives on the expense of small repairs, without any prospect of a contract.
Help us, Mr President! The metallurgical category places a lot of hope in its government. We will never forget that during the PT era we had 24 thousand workers at the Naval Pole and this represented a period of development that the entire community in the region benefited from. The Brazilian naval industry has already proven its capacity. We make any type of ship, even for the Brazilian Navy, such as nuclear submarines.
The revival of the naval sector will accelerate regional development, in the South, Southeast and Northeast of the country, as has already happened under past governments. Just bring here the contracts that are now taken abroad. We request action in this regard and we would like to thank you in advance for your attention and effort in responding to our request. The metallurgical class and Brazil trust in the Lord.”
Expectations and gratitude
Metalworkers deposit hope in government and remember the period of development that the region experienced during the PT governments, with up to 24 thousand workers at the Naval Pole. Furthermore, metalworkers highlight the capacity of the Brazilian naval industry and ask that contracts that are currently taken abroad be brought back to Brazil. A metallurgical grade and Brazil trust President Lula to help reactivate Rio Grande's naval sector and boost economy of the region.
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