Petrobras Faces Pressure From Oil Workers After Over 200 Covid Cases Are Confirmed. Professionals Go on Strike in Minas Gerais

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 22/03/2021 at 19:39

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The Oil Workers of the Gabriel Passos Refinery of Petrobras in the State of Minas Gerais Announced That They Will Enter Into Strike Indefinitely Starting Today (22)

Today, Monday (03/22), the oil workers of the Betim Gabriel Passos Refinery (Regap), located in Betim, in the state of Minas Gerais, will go on strike indefinitely. Recently, the Union of Oil Workers of the State of Minas Gerais (Sindipetro-MG) notified of a new outbreak of COVID-19 at Regap, a Petrobras refinery, where over 200 workers have been infected by the virus in March alone.

Oil Workers of Minas Gerais Want a Position from Petrobras

In a statement, Sindipetro-MG informed that it requested the MPT – Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office to ask Petrobras for clarifications regarding the progress of the disease at the refinery. According to the union’s investigation, in the week of March 15, the site registered more than 100 positive cases, with 84 from the same department. Among them, 11 employees are still hospitalized due to complications.

Currently, Regap is under maintenance, which has generated a large number of people on-site. The maintenance work began on February 28 and is expected to last 30 days. As a result, more than 2,000 workers have been added, nearly doubling the number. There are even professionals from other states working on this maintenance.

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The Unique Federation of Oil – FUP, informed in a statement that COVID-19 contamination on oil exploration platforms has increased. According to the union’s investigation, due to the increase in disease cases, the P-38 platform in the Marlim Sul oil field in the Campos Basin (RJ) is “partially operational”.

Petrobras confirmed that it has reduced production on the P-40 and P-56 platforms in the Campos Basin to decrease the amount of oil received by the P-38, storing and transferring oil produced by other units. The P-40 and P-56 platforms have not shown the disease among crew members.

Petrobras Faces Pressure From Oil Workers After Over 200 Covid Cases Are Confirmed. Professionals Go on Strike in Minas Gerais

The Oil Workers of the Gabriel Passos Refinery of Petrobras in the State of Minas Gerais Announced That They Will Enter Into Strike Indefinitely Starting Today (22)

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Petrobras Faces Pressure From Oil Workers After Over 200 Covid Cases Are Confirmed. Professionals Go on Strike in Minas Gerais

The Oil Workers of the Gabriel Passos Refinery of Petrobras in the State of Minas Gerais Announced That They Will Enter Into Strike Indefinitely Starting Today (22)

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