00:42Brazil: Strikes rock General Motors factory
Workers at the American owned General Motors company, continued their strike at the Sao Jose dos Campos site, near Sao Paulo, on Monday. The employees declared the strike due to the car manufacturer's decision to dismiss some 800 workers and place others on unpaid leave for up to two months. With no set date for the strike to end, production at the plant has ground to a halt.
The Metalworkers Union of San Jose dos Campos, who organised the strike, have been in constant conflict with General Motors (GM) since the company began downsizing in 2012. In that year the GM had 7,500 employees in San Jose, compared to the 5,200 workers that currently work at the site. The site usually produces around 300 vehicles are per day, including the S10 and Trailblazer models, along with engines and transmissions.
In August 2014, 'General Motors do Brasil' - a South American subsidiary of GM, announced that they were to invest $2.9 billion (€ 2.56 billion) into Brazil over the next four years.
00:42Workers at the American owned General Motors company, continued their strike at the Sao Jose dos Campos site, near Sao Paulo, on Monday. The employees declared the strike due to the car manufacturer's decision to dismiss some 800 workers and place others on unpaid leave for up to two months. With no set date for the strike to end, production at the plant has ground to a halt.
The Metalworkers Union of San Jose dos Campos, who organised the strike, have been in constant conflict with General Motors (GM) since the company began downsizing in 2012. In that year the GM had 7,500 employees in San Jose, compared to the 5,200 workers that currently work at the site. The site usually produces around 300 vehicles are per day, including the S10 and Trailblazer models, along with engines and transmissions.
In August 2014, 'General Motors do Brasil' - a South American subsidiary of GM, announced that they were to invest $2.9 billion (€ 2.56 billion) into Brazil over the next four years.