Striking truck drivers at Salvador port manage 18% increase in freight rates

Representatives of container transporters and cargo transporters from the Port of Salvador signed an agreement for an 18% increase in freight values ending a strike by autonomous transporters.

The agreement came out during a meeting following six days of negotiations mediated by a team from the Companhia das Docas do Estado do Bahia (CODEBA) held in the auditorium at CODEBA headquarters in the Comércio neighborhood, in the capital of Bahia.

According to the truck drivers, the stoppage was a demonstration of their willingness to hold their ground to demand better working conditions. On February 1st, representatives of the truck drivers called for a national strike.

According to the Union of Autonomous Truck Drivers of the State of Bahia (SINDICAM-BA), approximately 1,500 autonomous drivers account for 75% of the cargo handled at the Container Terminal (Tecon) in Salvador.

Source: A Tarde

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