Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Transport, Communications and Public Administration Union (Sintcap) expressed this Wednesday in Sal, “enormous concern” about the delay in the implementation of the PCFR (Program for the Control of Risks and Disabilities) at the National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics (INMG) and in the country’s municipalities.
Meeting in its first ordinary session of the year to approve management instruments and analyze the socio-labor environment, Sintcap leaders stressed that the delay in these processes has generated a climate of “great unease, discontent and anxiety” among the professionals of these institutions.
Specifically regarding municipalities, the union recalled that the Government committed to providing municipal councils with financial resources to support the impact of the new salary scale, warning that without this support most municipalities will not be able to proceed with the measure.
Regarding the INMG, the union revealed that it is “still waiting for a proposal that the administration had committed to sending between the end of February and the beginning of March”.
According to a press release from Sintcap, the institute’s administration assured that it is making efforts to finalize the document as soon as possible, in order to share it with the workers and their representatives.
Despite criticism of the delays, union leaders welcomed the progress made in the health sector, namely with the publication of the Job, Functions and Remuneration Plan (PCFR) and the transition lists for doctors and nurses, who have already begun to receive salaries according to the Single Remuneration Table (TUR).
However, the union noted that the regulation of career paths and the payment of retroactive salary differences and risk allowances are still pending, and that the lists for diagnostic technicians and assistants are still under appeal.
Regarding privatizations, Sintcap reported that its leadership has already met with government representatives to discuss the Cabo Verde Handling process, promising to “follow the unfolding situation with heightened attention” to safeguard the interests of the workforce.
The meeting also served for the union to give “a positive assessment” of its activity, although it issued a warning to the competent authorities about reports of threats and reprisals in some workplaces, which could jeopardize the acquired rights of Cape Verdean workers.
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