Easter eggs retrieved a company!

recovered occupy resist buying produce Arruda

RECOVERED THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY BECOMES A CAUSE
Eggs (Easter) of Arrufat



By Laura Vales

Arruda, chocolate factory recently recovered by their workers, he returned to producing. During the weekend, members of the cooperative set in motion the machinery to manufacture ten thousand Easter eggs, after receiving a loan from solidarity organizations with which purchased inputs and rented a generator, since the building closed in December by the former owners, has cut off electricity. With this production, which sell building on Easter resume betting activity. A year ago the factory produced virtually nothing.

Those who are reopened twenty-eight of its workers. Adrian Serrano account: "When the company lowered the shade, we decided to stay inside. In the final months of last year and had stopped paying salaries, but for Christmas they gave us 50 pesos and 50 others on December 31. On 5 January, went out. The next day, when we got to work, we found a sign that warned of temporary closing for financial reasons, he said he would call us later. " That day they took the floor of Tres Arroyos 761, in the neighborhood of La Paternal.

Serrano has 20 years with the company, like most of those integrating the retrieved, in general, all over 50. Were organized as a cooperative and obtained recognition of INAES, but are still trying to get judicial authorization to self manage the company. April was a key month for making the decision to produce, since, besides Christmas, Easter is another major selling point for the area. No inputs, they resorted to friendly organizations to return to work. The organization's base gave a loan of 17,500 pesos to buy raw materials, and the Hotel Bauen cooperative put another 6 thousand details Serrano.

In February, workers prevented them from taking the place a refinery, the largest machine in the plant, which was sold at auction. The factory, old but with very different equipment, with machines to produce sandwich cookies, candy, candies, chocolates and all sorts of goodies. In addition to the Justice asked to manage the factory, the cooperative will seek the enactment of a law of eminent domain to keep jobs.

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