AgroaldeaTHE WORKERS HAVE REQUESTED THE DISMISSAL LETTER TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Coaldea's situation has already exceeded its own limit. The twelve workers continue to go to their workplace daily, but they can't last another month without getting paid.
That is why they have addressed the president, Sergio Medina, to carry out the dissolution and liquidation of the cooperative and, in this way, be able to collect from the salary guarantee fund and, we proceed, unemployment benefit.
The workers told Agroaldea that they cannot take it any longer. Some have accumulated a delay in payroll of more than six months: “And in these times no family can tolerate that”.
On the other hand, Medina declared to Agroaldea that in the last meeting he had with the Minister of Livestock of the Cabildo, He called him to a meeting with the counselor, Pilar Merino and the CEO of Rural Environment Management of the Canary Islands, Agueda Fumero.
Among the possible solutions that have been proposed is the conversion of the cooperative into a limited company., Medina pointed out.. However, The cost that this entails could not be met.
The president has told the workers to “wait until the meeting to find out if any solution is put into practice.”. The most important thing, according to Medina, is to have cash to pay milk to farmers and make cheese again.
Coaldea cheese is sold even before it is manufactured, indicated its president. In addition, In these moments of crisis the important thing is not to destroy jobs, but to favor it.
Refloating Coaldea seems not to be so complicated. What is needed is a good project and not so many “salvation” announcements that, after a year, they have not materialized into anything. They have only managed to aggravate the situation until the cooperative goes bankrupt., according to the economist Ricardo Sánchez.
According to Sánchez, Cooperativism must be protected and encouraged due to its marked social character.. What has failed here has been the management due to various factors.. But once the problem was recognized, It's about correcting it so as not to repeat it again..
And all the voices are crying out that Coaldea has a future. However, your time is running out.