No Tortugiusmo By Porteadores
Today, Maybe Tomorrow or Friday
The expected "tortuguismo" or slowdown by
the porteadores for today was called off at
the last minute following a day long at Casa
Presidencial on Tuesday.
However, the protest action may happen
tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday since the
table discussions didn't get anywhere,
notwithstanding a last minute proposal
tables by the viceministreo de la
Presidencia, Roberto Thompson and the new
ministro de Obras Públicas y Transportes,
Francisco Jiménez.
The leaders representing the porteadores
flatly rejected the proposal, saying there
is no guarantee in it that they can keep
operating without reprisals of the law.
"The are offering us an illegal concession,
the impossible as they cannot guarantee one
plate, let alone 11.000. They want us to
accept their word", said Germán Lobo,
director of the la Cámara Costarricense de
Porteadores.
Lobo added that the only option left for
them is to protest of whatever, and as such
called off the protests planned for today to
map out a new strategy to pressure the
government and the legislative assembly into
action.
The government's proposal would includes the
issuing of a regulation by the ministerio de
Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) for up
to 18 months that would allow the
porteadores to continue working under the
regulation if the legislation is not
amended.
For now the dialogue is broken, even though
vice-ministro Thompson insists that the
channels of communications will be kept
open.
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