Both the committee and the Provincial Board consider it very positive that a working group has been set up, because it makes the difference between having no hope and having ‘a horizon of possibilities’, according to Chivite.
He works council of the BSH factory It was shown in the Navarrese town of Esquíroz “relatively optimistic” after the meeting last Friday in Madrid between the Ministry of Industry, the provincial government and the German management of the multinational, which announced the closure of the factory for the month of June.
The chairman of the committee, Juanjo Hermoso from Mendozahas stated in this sense that The most important thing about yesterday’s meeting at the ministry is that this working table has been set up which analyzes all existing options for the Navarra factory.
“We have agreed with the government of Navarre that we must pursue the objectives of not losing the industrial weight and of course not losing jobs at BSH,” said the union member, who emphasized that BSH devices Spain has made profits of 50 to 60 million euros. in recent years.
After indicating that from now on they will work “side by side” with the government of Navarre, he opined that “if the company has decided of its own will to look for solutions in a three-way dialogue”, this will happen. are in a positive mood even though they are “in the starting gun of the process and all this will continue in the coming months.”
“Despite all the emotional impact, we are encouraged” and “we are not throwing in the towel,” Hermoso said. In the committee “we will do our best” and “focus on keeping the activity alive at BSH here alone and exclusively. Time will tell what kind of solutions will be established or given depending on how this whole process progresses” , he said. declared.
The government aims to save jobs
The president spoke after a meeting with the works committee held at the Palacio de Navarra on Saturday Maria Chivite has indicated to the media that the provincial government is “maximum determination” in the search for feasible alternatives to the power plant within the framework of the working group that will be established together with the Ministry of Industry and the multinational.
Chivite emphasized at the work table that “we did not have this option yesterday” and therefore “we have a horizon of possibilities and the government of Navarre is fully committed to saving all jobs and industrial production at the factory.
“We have to work together, we have to work in a coordinated way and, as they (the committee members) have asked us, transparent and fair.”
Chivite, who has shown his solidarity with the staff, has assured that the government of Navarre does not reject any option that is feasible, “because any alternative is of course better than the one we had yesterday, which is zero.”
“This is the starting signal for a race that must be fundamental, in which all actors must work together and coordinate, and all options will be on the table,” he noted.
Regarding the reasons given by the company for the closure, he indicated that the company yesterday referred to the fact that its market share has been reduced due to a change in consumer behavior, more focused on high-quality products.
In addition, he noted, the company has argued that the production of refrigerators in Esquíroz is about 30% and has alluded to Chinese competition and “the gigafactories where they can produce up to three million units”.
“Indeed, they cannot talk about economic issues because they are not incurring losses,” said Chivite, noting that they “hope to establish a meeting environment” at the table in a few weeks. In the meantime, he added, they will gather information and documentation and “be better prepared for that table.”
The government asks for an interlocutor with decision-making power
Chivite has indicated that it is clear what the representation of the ministry and the government of Navarre will be at that table and that BSH will have to determine who its interlocutor is.
In any case, he has asked that the company representative “be a person who has the ability to decide, and if he does not have it, that he be granted that opportunity,” because “I believe that we are not here to waste time to waste or to generate expectations.” or to generate possibilities that cannot later become reality.
Source: EITB
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