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VENEZUELA – Paralizadas 50% de las enlatadoras por falta de Atún

VENEZUELA – Paralyzed 50% of the tuna canneries for lack of

The Speaker of the industrial fisheries, Roger Palacios reported that 50% of Sucre state canneries are paralyzed and the remaining 50% operating at a third of its capacity. "The availability of Tuna and packaging has been sporadic, intermittent, but more critical is the lack of packaging"He added.

Some companies produce completely stopped by lack of inputs such as tuna, ingredients, containers, packaging, cardboard and plastics. Among the affected are La Gaviota, which stopped working for four weeks; Proeba and Avecaisa, paralyzed this week, the spokesperson said.

Previously, he said, a single company could receive three to four daily gandolas packaging or six or seven weekly gandolas packaging, but now only get one or two in a week.

Palacios warned that if the business situation is not corrected could come to a complete standstill in the sector. He warned those at risk 9,500 direct jobs and 5,500 indirect jobs.

On the supply Tuna said that tobacco companies have inventory for two weeks and it is uncertain when they will arrive at the new imports country. Is scheduled to arrive three vessels to meet demand in November and part of December.

"Due to delays in the approval of foreign exchange to import times lengthen. Previously, the output port of shipment to Venezuela was 30 to 40 days, are now more than 150 days "He said.

Closed access Pescalba
Workers of socialist JV Pescalba closed yesterday accesses the facilities from 6:00 am to protest the non-payment, the fall in production and the shutdown of nine vessels.

The worker Leonti Rondon claimed that the company owes them a fortnight, do not have HCM service, social security and housing savings. He said that the protest will continue until they have a government response.

Wilmer Anzola worker also requires him to report on the fate of more than 400 million dollars from the Chinese fund company policy.

He added that the boats are stopped due to lack of repair, what caused it to fail to bring 900 tons of fish in Sucre state. "All boats in the dock fishing pier are unproductive".

He said that two ships standing in Peru and Cuba and they could lose the ship Simon Bolivar Peru because it would be overcome because of a debt to Venezuela of $ 2,000,000. He added that a similar amount owed to Cuba.

SOURCE: El-nacional.com

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