News About FQ Hiring - Thanks Crdy Lower employment in mining area
02/19/14 - 10:09 PM
About 40 residents of the Villa Del Carmen , the district of La Pintada, Cocle community are concerned about unemployment in the area, which , according to them, was generated due to the recruitment of Filipino workers
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Unlike reducing costs promised
Firs Quantum shareholders when acquiring control of Cobre Panama mining project , the company now estimates the project will cost $ 6 , 400 million , 200 million more than projected by the former owner , Inmet (about $ 6.200 million)
About 40 residents of the Villa Del Carmen , the district of La Pintada, Cocle community are concerned about unemployment in the area, which they claimed was generated due to the recruitment of Filipino workers and of the province of Chiriqui, by Minera Panama .
The situation is so complex for these Panamanians who even sent a letter to the president , Ricardo Martinelli , where they made reference to the initial commitment acquired by the company that 75 % of its workforce would be Villa Del Carmen , Coclesito and neighboring communities.
According to the inhabitants of Villa del Carmen , this commitment is not being fulfilled by Minera Panama in its Cobre Panama development project.
The coclesanos asked the president, through the letter that his good offices , so that your request will be heard because otherwise you are willing to take drastic measures to have their concerns heard and determined action .
They claimed to be honest people who are only seeking to improve their quality of life .
But not only residents of the district of La Pintada have expressed dissatisfaction with the hiring holding Minera Panama , project subcontractors also told Panama America, in early February, the company , a subsidiary of First Quantum transnational , filipino staff moved from having a project in Zambia , Africa , and that the number of these contracts has amounted to two thousand workers.
At the time, Todd Clewett , country manager of transnational , said the company has hired 30 trainers from the Philippines .
However, since the mining project is controlled by First Quantum , the population of Cocle reports a decline in its economy.
Many people have reported losing their jobs.
The complexities surrounding the project, because these complaints of violation of commitments are not the only ones facing the company .
Divergences that the company has with Petaquilla Gold have transcended to an alleged mediation process that Minera Panama has refused .
The truth is that this conflict led to the Mining Chamber of Panama ( Camipa ) also expressed concern at the Ministry of Trade and Industry ( Mici ) , after the Caribbean Development Pro Integrated Civic Committee also manifest their apprehensions.
There are various aspects that cause the divergence between companies , ranging from breach of contract to land claims.