* Brazil - Customs slowdowns intensify. Cargo clearance is affected as labor negotiations drag on
Santos,SP,Brazil -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Joseph Bonney -Jul 17, 2012: -- Brazilian customs officers stepped up their slowdowns this week, delaying commerce at Santos and other ports, as labor negotiations continued... Customs officers last month announced plans for intermittent strikes and slowdowns to underscore demands for wage increases. They said they would halt work for two days a week and work at a minimal level on the remaining days until an agreement was reached... This week, customs officers said they would clear no cargo except medicines, food and livestock from Monday through Thursday... The impact of the slowdowns has varied by port but has been felt most severely at Santos, the country’s main port...
* Brazil - Union votes to strike as GM cuts minivan output
São Paulo,SP,Brazil -Reuters, by Alberto Alerigi Jr. and Richard Chang -12 Jul 2012: -- A Brazilian union voted on Thursday to strike at a General Motors Co factory to protest a decision to stop making Zafira minivans, which workers say threatens about 1,500 jobs.
The Metalworkers Union of São Jose dos Campos also stopped production for two hours at the factory in the city of Sao Jose dos Campos earlier in the day, ahead of a meeting with GM executives and labor ministry officials... Labor issues at the factory have hit a sensitive vein for the car maker after the Brazilian government slashed industrial taxes to boost the auto industry on the condition that it maintain the size of its workforce.
GM officials were not immediately available for comment, but a senior vice president told Reuters last week that the companies' overall payroll in Brazil is growing as it offsets cuts at some factories with hiring at others.
The executive added that jobs in Sao Jose dos Campos would depend on demand for models made there, including older parts of the Chevrolet lineup such as the Zafira and Meriva minivans... About 7,500 people work at that GM factory, which also has assembly lines producing motors and S-10 pickup trucks...Labels: strikes worldwide
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