Porto do Açú Thermoelectric Plant: Most of the Workforce May Come From Outside

Andrade Gutierrez May Take Advantage of Workers from Other States Who Are Near the End of Projects for the Construction of the Thermoelectric Plant at Porto do Açu.

The Porto do Açu and its eternal controversy regarding the works of the Thermoelectric Plant at the enterprise to be carried out by the construction company Andrade Gutierrez. As if the lack of information about the start of the works were not enough, some people have been sending us messages reporting that most of the labor for the construction may come from outside the surrounding municipalities, frightening, but here are some facts.

As everyone knows, Açu is located in the municipality of São João da Barra, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which is one of the states that has been suffering the most from the economic recession. Naturally, a project of this magnitude would bring some momentary relief to the city and workers living in the surrounding municipalities. Many expectations have been created, and many disclosures about this enterprise have been published on the internet and through official communication channels.

It happens that some of our followers (some with high-ranking positions and privileged positions in some companies) told us that since Andrade Gutierrez is already finishing some projects in other states, it would be better to bring these workers to Rio de Janeiro, eliminating hiring costs and social burdens. We also learned that some “company representatives” were in São João da Barra looking for accommodations to rent, in order to house workers.

It is worth noting that this information comes from various different sources, but not from official sources of Andrade. Our team has been in contact with them and we are waiting for a response regarding this information, and we will rectify this article depending on the answer. We do not wish harm to anyone, but the Carioca citizen is suffering from unemployment just like anyone else; we hope that the priority is for the people from the surrounding areas of the enterprise.