April 17th, 2012:

PPC strike ends looking to amending the Ports Act

Apr 17th, 2012
by Rainier.
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After a strike of more than a week and hours of negotiations, on April 10, Panama Ports Company (PPC) workers of the ports of Balboa and Cristobal decided to end the stoppage.

Both parties reached a tentative agreement in the presence of the Minister of Labor (Midratel), Alma Cortes.

The Minister signed the agreement and decided to submit a proposal to amend Act 34 of 1979, governing dock work.

This was one of the [...]