SYRIZA: Government to withdraw the unacceptable amendment that leads to mass dismissal of LARCO employees

SYRIZA-PS co-heads of departments speak of an “unacceptable amendment that leads to mass dismissal of LARCO employees”, who denounce the “government tactics” and call on the government to withdraw it.

In their joint statement, M. Xenogiannakopoulou, E. Ahtsioglou, Al. Haritsis, S. Famellos, G. Sarakiotis, report: “After the vote of the defeated amendment of February 2020 that paved the way for the sale of LARCO, by the deputies of ND alone, the Mitsotakis government that promised” more and better jobs for all “, with an amendment of shame that was tabled last night and brings to the Plenary Session of the Parliament on Tuesday, leads to a mass dismissal of all the employees of LARCO, the only iron-nickel production company in the European Union.

The Mitsotakis government, after completely devaluing the company’s factory and mining facilities for two years, making them dangerous even for the physical integrity of the employees, and after cutting salaries, gifts and bonuses, is now proceeding with the mass dismissal of the employees who kept the company alive. under the adverse conditions created by the government itself. At a time when the stock market price of nickel has skyrocketed, setting a record for decades and Russia, which holds 12% of world production, is under sanctions.

LARCO is the most representative example of Greece that Mr. Mitsotakis envisions: redundancies, devaluation, impoverishment. We express our support for the struggle of its employees. We denounce the government’s tactics and call on the government to withdraw the unacceptable amendment that leads to the mass dismissal of LARCO employees. ”