Argentina: Factory pays less than half of severance owed to dismissed workers
"Bicontinentar paid less than half of the severance payments owed", 21 February 2025
Yesterday, a hearing was scheduled between the shoe factory and the UTICRA union, demanding compliance with the agreement regarding the severance payments of the 134 dismissed workers.
"There's nothing new; they've done the same thing as with the first installment," Juan Lรณpez, regional delegate of UTICRA, told LA RAZรN...The meeting was held to demand compliance with the payment of the second severance payment, which was due on February 10th, in accordance with the agreement signed for the payment of the 134 severance payments to workers laid off by the end of November 2024.
In this regard, it should be noted that early yesterday, the company Bicontinentar Footwear Technologies (Perchet Argentina S.A.) filed a document requesting the suspension of the hearing, and reporting that on February 19th, they had paid a partial sum to all former workers corresponding to the second installment of the agreement. "They paid $250,000, less than half of the installment, and they committed to paying the remainder over the course of next week," Lรณpez reported...
The union leader also confirmed the request for a new hearing, asking the organization to set a date if the noncompliance persists, which expired on February 10th. He also reserved the right to request a labor inspection...
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