ALPESCAS Urges Resolution in Labor Conflict Threatening Uruguayan Industrial Fishing
URUGUAY Sunday, July 06, 2025, 00:10 (GMT + 9)
The Latin American Alliance for Sustainable Fishing and Food Security (ALPESCAS) has issued strong backing for Uruguay's industrial fishing sector amid a labor dispute triggered by the union's disregard for a valid collective agreement. The conflict threatens 2,000 jobs and supply chain stability. MONTEVIDEO – The Latin American Alliance for Sustainable Fishing and Food Security (ALPESCAS), which brings together the main Chambers and Associations of the Fishing Industry in Latin America, has expressed its solidarity with Uruguay's industrial fishing sector and issued an urgent call for the resolution of the conflict facing it with the National Union of Sea and Related Workers (SUNTMA). The controversy originated from SUNTMA's decision to disregard a collective agreement signed in 2024 between the union and the FULL STORY