Workers “stop” Manzanilo Customs; It condemns violations

About 300 workers in Manzanilo customs They showed on Monday to report the alleged conditions Working days of work and demandRespecting their rights and dialogue with the higher authorities.

According to the certificates collected there, the employees – both operations such as administrative, medium and high levels – said they are facing Days up to 16 hours or more per day without payment Additional work interview or rewards. In addition, they accused the new customs head, who acquired April 15, Captain Rudolfo Torres Chavez to put pressure on workers to sign Resignation without justification.

“We work every day with fear of our question about resignation. There are colleagues who were forced to sign it for no reason. This generates a fixed stress environment that also affects our family health,” said Vladimir Ferzka.

Photo: Abraham Acosta Martinez

Workers say they do not seek to increase salaries or unusual benefits, however Compliance with working hours Regular eight hours and Harassment. They also claim that the current official has imposed authoritarian measures, such as the demand two hours before the rotation, which limits food times in half an hour and maintains a threat to employees.

“If we do not work for hours, he will run us. He has support for the high authorities and that regardless of what we called. We have never lived something like this in these customs,” said Omar Chavez, a customs officer.

The effects are not limited to the professional field, as many workers provide Symptoms of physical and emotional fatigue. “There are colleagues who have already with severe stress, and even paralysis cases and other medical effects derived from constant pressure,” said George Chambet, one of the officials.

Photo: Abraham Acosta Martinez

During the demonstration, workers carried stickers through which they requested the end of the harassment at the workplace, the human working conditions and the direct intervention of the general manager of the customs process, and human resources employees at the National Men’s Agency in Mexico (AAM).

Workers began to demonstrate from six in the morning. Omar Chavez, on behalf of his comrades, said that they know the economic and logistical effects that will be offered inside the Manzanilo port, however, they confirmed that they will not move until some federal authority hears them.

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