04:46Soy oil workers in Rosario continued to strike on Saturday extending their action to port activities, as they demanded salary increases and improved working conditions.
Drone footage shows parked trucks on highways and workers sitting together next to a halted cargo train, while moored ships were seen floating in the port.
Daniel Succi, General Secretary of the SOEA oilseed workers' union, expressed his belief that their remained low wages in comparison to the companies' profits due to 'collective bargaining efforts'.
"It has no impact on the internal market, 3% of the oil that is produced is only consumed here and the rest is all exported," Succi stated
"In our area of the department of San Lorenzo we have 17 ports in which we process and take out to the whole world 84% of the production of all Argentina," Hugo Lopes, an assistant secretary to the union, said.
Leonel Marin, a striking worker, said that the demanded increase was fair given the country’s socioeconomic conditions. He continued to claim that major companies, which he said generated substantial revenue for the government, had the financial capacity to meet the strikers' demands.
Despite the discomfort and financial losses caused by the conflict, Marin emphasised their willingness to negotiate while insisting on fair compensation.
"We are always willing to negotiate and we want to negotiate, we do not like this conflict ... But we will not let ourselves be trampled on in our right to a fair claim."
The workers extended their national strike following weeks of negotiations with the oilseed industry chamber CIARA and the Federation of Oilseed Industry Workers.
They demand a minimum wage of AR$1.55 million ($1,618/1,480 euros), which reflects a 26% increase, while companies proposed a 17% raise according to media reports.
"A joint strike has been initiated at all soybean oil plants in the country... due to the lack of agreement in collective bargaining over wages," the two unions said in a joint statement.
The Rosario area is home to most of the country's soybean production activities including factories and ports for transport. Strikes started earlier in the year after a labour reform bill backed by President Javier Milei earlier in the year.
Argentina is among the world's top suppliers of oilseed derivative which is being used globally for a wide range of industrial products such as foodstuffs and bio fuel production.
'We'll not let ourselves be trampled on' - Port of Rosario brought to a standstill amid Argentine oil workers' strike
Soy oil workers in Rosario continued to strike on Saturday extending their action to port activities, as they demanded salary increases and improved working conditions.
Drone footage shows parked trucks on highways and workers sitting together next to a halted cargo train, while moored ships were seen floating in the port.
Daniel Succi, General Secretary of the SOEA oilseed workers' union, expressed his belief that their remained low wages in comparison to the companies' profits due to 'collective bargaining efforts'.
"It has no impact on the internal market, 3% of the oil that is produced is only consumed here and the rest is all exported," Succi stated
"In our area of the department of San Lorenzo we have 17 ports in which we process and take out to the whole world 84% of the production of all Argentina," Hugo Lopes, an assistant secretary to the union, said.
Leonel Marin, a striking worker, said that the demanded increase was fair given the country’s socioeconomic conditions. He continued to claim that major companies, which he said generated substantial revenue for the government, had the financial capacity to meet the strikers' demands.
Despite the discomfort and financial losses caused by the conflict, Marin emphasised their willingness to negotiate while insisting on fair compensation.
"We are always willing to negotiate and we want to negotiate, we do not like this conflict ... But we will not let ourselves be trampled on in our right to a fair claim."
The workers extended their national strike following weeks of negotiations with the oilseed industry chamber CIARA and the Federation of Oilseed Industry Workers.
They demand a minimum wage of AR$1.55 million ($1,618/1,480 euros), which reflects a 26% increase, while companies proposed a 17% raise according to media reports.
"A joint strike has been initiated at all soybean oil plants in the country... due to the lack of agreement in collective bargaining over wages," the two unions said in a joint statement.
The Rosario area is home to most of the country's soybean production activities including factories and ports for transport. Strikes started earlier in the year after a labour reform bill backed by President Javier Milei earlier in the year.
Argentina is among the world's top suppliers of oilseed derivative which is being used globally for a wide range of industrial products such as foodstuffs and bio fuel production.
Soy oil workers in Rosario continued to strike on Saturday extending their action to port activities, as they demanded salary increases and improved working conditions.
Drone footage shows parked trucks on highways and workers sitting together next to a halted cargo train, while moored ships were seen floating in the port.
Daniel Succi, General Secretary of the SOEA oilseed workers' union, expressed his belief that their remained low wages in comparison to the companies' profits due to 'collective bargaining efforts'.
"It has no impact on the internal market, 3% of the oil that is produced is only consumed here and the rest is all exported," Succi stated
"In our area of the department of San Lorenzo we have 17 ports in which we process and take out to the whole world 84% of the production of all Argentina," Hugo Lopes, an assistant secretary to the union, said.
Leonel Marin, a striking worker, said that the demanded increase was fair given the country’s socioeconomic conditions. He continued to claim that major companies, which he said generated substantial revenue for the government, had the financial capacity to meet the strikers' demands.
Despite the discomfort and financial losses caused by the conflict, Marin emphasised their willingness to negotiate while insisting on fair compensation.
"We are always willing to negotiate and we want to negotiate, we do not like this conflict ... But we will not let ourselves be trampled on in our right to a fair claim."
The workers extended their national strike following weeks of negotiations with the oilseed industry chamber CIARA and the Federation of Oilseed Industry Workers.
They demand a minimum wage of AR$1.55 million ($1,618/1,480 euros), which reflects a 26% increase, while companies proposed a 17% raise according to media reports.
"A joint strike has been initiated at all soybean oil plants in the country... due to the lack of agreement in collective bargaining over wages," the two unions said in a joint statement.
The Rosario area is home to most of the country's soybean production activities including factories and ports for transport. Strikes started earlier in the year after a labour reform bill backed by President Javier Milei earlier in the year.
Argentina is among the world's top suppliers of oilseed derivative which is being used globally for a wide range of industrial products such as foodstuffs and bio fuel production.