- About 3,000 people have spoken this Wednesday afternoon in Sestao, under the slogan La Naval do not close. The management has announced that before the end of the month the contracts of the 177 workers of the Guipuzkoan plant will be suspended.
If a private investor does not arrive at the last moment β the Minister of Economy, Arantxa Tapia, has used the term "savior" in Onda Vasca β the yard will definitely close the doors.
The workers are aware of this and have asked the Basque Government and the Spanish Government to act with the responsibility that the situation requires. The 3,000 demonstrators have appealed to "rescue" the shipyard, with the aim of "maintaining employment on the left margin". The workers have denounced that "with unjustified political decisions, the left has already been punished sufficiently".
Reactions from trade unions and political parties:
ELA rejects La Naval's contract termination ERE and calls for alternatives https://t.co/i16H576xlz@ELAEzkerKadagua to #sustainability pic.twitter.com/BvlrlnZmDy
β ELA sindikatua (@ELAsindikatua) 10 October 2018
The situation of La Naval affects 404 supplier companies, subcontractors and service companies. It's 180 direct workers, but behind it is 1,800 subcontractors. The future of a whole region is at stake! #LaNaval Close pic.twitter.com/sonDc674DB
β LAB SINDIKATUA (@LABsindikatua) 10 October 2018
π½ #LaNaval EzItxi before the demonstration, statements by @ikerasanova: "With today's news, the disappearance of the #LaNaval is closer. If an investor does not appear, it is up to the Basque Government to create the conditions for an investor to exist." pic.twitter.com/tCsyG1p3Lo
β EH Bildu (@ehbildu) 10 October 2018
With the #LaNaval workers in defense of their jobs and for the employment of #Ezkerraldea.
π’The workers of La Naval have gone to the streets in defence of their jobs and the employment of the left margin. #LaNaval Close pic.twitter.com/2t48zvFBvU
β We Can Euskadi (@BahnEuskadi_) October 10, 2018
Today, once again, we have accompanied the workers of La Naval, in defence of this great company and its direct, indirect and local trade jobs.
The support of the competent institutions is essential in order to avoid closure. pic.twitter.com/hBLIeqBhGu
β PP Bizkaia (@PPBizkaia) 10 October 2018