28/10/2014 - The site at 2 pm tomorrow Wednesday for the late payment of the first half of October Petaquilla Minerals workers was the result of a heated meeting at the offices of the mining in La Pintada, accompanied by a protest by 250 employees in the Santa Ana that leads to such facilities, and that could be repeated on Wednesday at the Pan American Highway, in Penonomé not fulfilled his word.
This was described Eric De Leon, who signed the agreement as a representative of the Trade Union of Workers of the Mining and Allied Companies Panama. The document was also signed by Petaquilla Gold, Panama Development of Infrastructure-both subsidiaries of Petaquilla Minerals LTD- and the Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development (Mitradel).
It was a meeting from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm, including a conference call with the President of Petaquilla Minerals Richard Fifer-travel which is that at no point apologized for the delay in payment of the return.
"There were strong words when we spoke with the engineer Fifer and we are demanding that he settle and that payments are on time, if not, we will close the street for the Pan American Highway," said De Leon.
But this agreement, indicating that the first half tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday October 31 is canceled, the second half of the month, was not the only measure taken by Mitradel.
They were also inventoried goods Petaquilla Minerals such as computers and the quarry mine. The equity of the company was held to a failure to pay benefits and settlements.
Similarly, Fifer Mitradel notified of a subpoena for Wednesday at the offices of the company, so that service requests clearance raised by employees of their companies, explained Luis E. Carles, Mitradel holder.
"I will not authorize any settlement if there is no guarantee that it will be honored; I have over 89 complaints in Aguadulce Mitradel by mutual agreements with workers who have not been honored, "Carles revealed.
La Prensa called thrice Jorge Obon spokesman Petaquilla to know about your version but not attended or responded to voice messages.
Carles explained that, despite the retention of their property, the company can continue to operate. However, this week will continue other actions by the Mitradel to ensure payment of $ 3.5 million to more than 600 employees laid off last December.
