Parque Porras set for SUNTRACS assembly ahead of arbitration meeting
The construction workers affiliated to the Suntracs begin to arrive at the Porras Park for the General Assembly in the debate about the continuity or not of the strike that today has 27 days. The assembly is scheduled to start at 10:00 in the morning and according to the leaders …
Rejection of proposed Port of Balboa stoppage
The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (Cciap) and the Logistic Business Council rejected the afternoon of this Saturday, May 12, the stoppage of operations in the port of Balboa, as it is an action with millions of repercussions on the cargo and its transshipment as well as …
SUNTRACS set for arbitration
The arbritraje raised by President Juan Carlos Varela to the National Union of Construction Workers and the like (Suntracs) and the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac), to end the strike in the construction sector, will be analyzed Tuesday by the workers’ union. This was reported on Sunday, May 13, the …
SUNTRACS affecting all sectors of economy
The paralysis of work in the construction sector has generated an unprecedented impact for the Panamanian economy. To date, it is estimated that the country has lost about $ 750 million of productive activity. + info Strike generates chain of economic losses The construction companies, the transport sector, the food …
Varela seeking end to SUNTRACS with intervention
President Juan Carlos Varela today requested an arbitration if they do not reach an agreement at the parallel table between the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) and the Single Trade Union of Construction Workers and the like (Suntracs). day sunday “The government asks you very respectfully to go to an …
Government reaches accord with Banana plantation employees
Approximately at 2:00 am today an agreement was reached between the workers of the banana plantations of Bocas del Toro and the government, after 24 hours of work stoppage and street closures. The workers presented 12 points which they expect the government to comply with, among them public health, water …
Another meeting held to end SUNTRACS
The third meeting of the “parallel table” between the leadership of the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (CAPAC) and the Single Union of Construction Workers and Similar (SUNTRACS), the parties moved their positions, which seems to put more close an agreement and put an end to the strike that is now …
No vacation from SUNTRACS
by James “JB” Bryson So we are back from our little coastal trip and find that the labor strike is still affecting the areas near our home. The logjam coming into the city (which is already at a slow crawl generally) was quite worse. Hoping this ends quicker than expected. …
National Assembly hiring all askew
Civic and business organizations rejected the increase in funds, by more than 600%, in three budget items used to hire personnel managed by the deputies of the National Assembly (AN) . These are items 02 (temporary staff); 080 (trusted staff) and 172 (professional services contracts), which went from $ 5 …
Subsidy approved for the SUNTRACS strikers
The Single Trade Union of Construction and Similar Workers ( Suntracs ) continued this Friday, May 4 with the granting of the strike subsidy to the workers who started this measure since April 18. + info $ 9 million, disbursement that Suntracs must assume in two weeks of strike Varela …
Feeling effects of Strikes
by James “JB” Bryson I can’t speak for all of course, but we have been feeling the effects of the recent strikes and protests that have been taking place for the past week. Reminding me of the time the wife and I were in NYC during the “Occupy Wall …
Suntracs strike expected to go into late May
They go 14 days of the unemployment and still, Capac and the workers, they do not reach an agreement CONFLICT The strike that has paralyzed 95% of the construction works in the country, could extend beyond May 15. This is because yesterday the Secretary General of the Single Union of …
Young people in Panama finding it harder to get a job
When it comes to finding a job , young people have the most difficult task. Be men or women, live in Panama, London or the United States. In the Panamanian case, it is estimated that each year about 70,000 young people intend to enter the labor market, according to official …
10% of slaughterhouses need veterinarians
There are 350 of these professionals in the country, but one thousand 200 are required RISK The responsibility of monitoring the quality of the meat consumed by the Panamanian is on the shoulders of only 350 veterinarians in public entities. The shortage of personnel is notorious, according to the president …
Panama leads the region in office building investments
Panama is the country in the region that concentrates the largest investment in office building projects with $ 900 million, this based on the commercial intelligence area of CentralAmericaData. According to the business platform, 117 environmental impact studies (EIA) were presented in Panama between January and December 2017. Next is …
Suntracs and Capac to meet Monday
This Monday, April 30, marks the 13th day of the strike declared by the strike called by the National Union of Construction Workers and the like, without an agreement being reached with the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac), in the negotiating table. Between both parts are pending to agree the …
Teachers will march today to the Presidency of the Republic
In the middle of the political crisis that the country is experiencing, the Government adds a new front of struggle. The teachers will march today to the Presidency of the Republic. They will paralyze the classes. The Ministry of Education (Meduca) insists that the day will be conducted in a normal manner. The …
Meduca demands solutions to infrastructure problems
The teachers will form a ‘tamborito’ to the educational institution, because they are tired of so many problems REQUIREMENTS The Ministry of Education (Meduca) does not leave one problem when it falls into another. Year after year, teachers’ unions have been very critical in demanding solutions to infrastructure problems, the lack …
Suntracs strikers close Centennial road
Members of the Single Union of Construction and Similar Workers (Suntracs) proceeded to close two of the four lanes of the Centenario road, in front of the City of Health, on the morning of this Tuesday, April 24. The workers, with banners and flags, began to march towards the city, …
CAPAC garners support from the business sector
The maximum representatives of the main business associations staged this Monday, April 23 their support to the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac), in the development of the negotiation of the collective agreement that will govern the working conditions of the industry between 2018 and 2021.The presidents of the National Council …
Panama estimated to lose 30 million dollars during strikes per day
The Panamanian Association of Business Executives (APEDE), one of the most important business associations in the country, said today that Panama loses close to 30 million dollars for every day of construction workers’ strike, which began last Wednesday. in demand for a salary increase. “We are losing as a country …
CAPAC will keep negotiating at the table
Capac and Suntracs have not yet reached a point of equilibrium in wage negotiations as part of the new collective agreement that should govern for the next four years. La Capac claims that it will remain on the table, despite the differences between what the workers aspire (an increase of …
Suntracs strike goes on
Méndez, announced that by tomorrow, the workers will be mobilized “in different roads” The National Union of Workers of Construction and Similar (Suntracs) on strike since last Wednesday in protest to a 60 percent wage increase, today carry out demonstrations and partial closures in the Centennial, Tocumen, Colón and other …
Veterinarians strike after Bill 574 is vetoed
The veterinarians of the country began on Monday, April 23 a stoppage of arms after the Executive vetoed the bill 574 that considered the salary increase for these professionals. José Torres, president of the Panamanian Association of Veterinary Doctors , informed La Prensa that the measure began at dawn this …
Capac and Suntracs still at an impasse on salary increases
The Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) and the Single Union of Construction and Similar Workers (Suntracs) are still unable to agree on the salary increase. With the day of this Friday, April 20, three days of negotiations are held in the middle of a strike decreed by Suntracs, which has …
Construction strikes prove very costly
Building and acquiring a residence in Panama is expensive in relation to the salary that most of the population receives. The price of materials, the square meter, the payment of taxes, permits and bank financing rates, as well as the payment of benefits to workers in that sector are part of …
Repeal of RODMAN Law a step in right direction
by James “JB” Bryson This story that appeared today and I have further linked online may seem like an afterthought or something to just fill the political quota of the news day, but in terms of the possible impact it can have on future business with Americans and avoiding the …
Comptroller asks for reports to begin audit for fraud
The comptroller of the Republic, Federico Humbert , said on Thursday, April 19 that he sent a letter to the director of the Social Security Fund (CSS) , Alfredo Martiz , to deliver “as soon as possible” the internal audits that revealed the possible evasion of $ 300 million in …
95% of work is stopped as strike continues
95% of the construction projects remain paralyzed and the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) requested the vote count to determine if the workers want the strike or not, informed Saúl Mendez, Secretary General of the Union of Workers of the Construction and Similar (Suntracs) According to Méndez, yes, the strike …
SUNTRACS strike start as planned across Panama
Members of the Single Union of Workers in Construction and Similar ( Suntracs ) marched, the morning of this Tuesday, April 17, 2018 by different points of the capital and the interior of the country, in demand of “fair wages”. + info Suntracs protests on demand for salary improvements Capac …