Salmofood Vitapro has been effectively closed since January 9th.
Workers at Chilean feed producer Salmofood Vitapro in Chiloé region, Chile, are demanding better pay and bonuses.
Yesterday 187 officials in the “Ernesto Díaz” union said no to the company’s latest offer. This brings the number of days of industrial action at the plant to to 29 days, according to mundoacuicola.
Aviso de utilidad vial #chiloe #salmofood #huelga corte de carretera 5 sur ahora 12:20 pm pic.twitter.com/W3ndqJDl55
— Eduardo Navarro (@EduaNavarro) January 17, 2019
Due to the strike, the firm started a contingency plan on January 1st to continue fulfilling commercial commitments with its customers.
⚠️⚠️ ##Castro #Ahora 16:00 hrs, sector punta diamante se mantiene el tránsito suspendido por protesta de trabajadores de Salmofood…. #Precaución⚠️⚠️ pic.twitter.com/2yWVOelkIj
— Pancho – Francisco? (@Panxo_25) January 16, 2019
The company announced in October planned to invest USD 12 million to expand the capacity of its plant in Castro, adding a fourth processing line by this January. The impact is not yet known but the expansion is expected to add a further 75 thousand tonnes per year to the company’s feed output – pushing it to 240 thousand tonnes a year.
SalmonBusiness has contacted SalmoFood for comment.
