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Following the redundancies in 2007 of 1 549 workers from Opel Portugal in Azambuja, from Alcoa Fujikura in Seixal and from Johnson Controls in Portalegre, the Portuguese Government submitted an application for the mobilisation of this Fund (EUR 2 425 675) to cofinance actions such as ‘vocational training and skills certification’ and wage compensation to ‘encourage’ workers to accept lower wages.
Undoubtedly, given the serious consequences for workers, their families and the regions in which these companies are based, any measure which aims to minimise these consequences is urgent and necessary. However, this does not solve the basic problem of the creation and guarantee of jobs with rights for workers and the assurance of socio-economic development in these regions. This is only possible through a proper investment policy which takes advantage of the potential in each region and which prevents multinationals from relocating or closing down in search of more people and places to exploit after receiving millions of euros in ‘aid’.
Regrettably, Parliament has adopted a resolution which, as regards the Portuguese application, stresses its ‘concern’ about the nature of the measures financed and asks the Commission ‘in cooperation with the Portuguese authorities, to closely monitor the situation’. This has not happened with previous applications, such as those of France or Germany."@en1
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