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Costa Rica Caribbean ports of Moín and Alemán, in the province of Limón, continued to be paralyzed since Tuesday by a strike protesting government attempts to grant an exclusive concession, to Dutch Transnational APM Terminals for loading and unloading at a new pier.
In the early hours of this morning (Thursday) police were called in to intervene to service the six ships docked at Moín.
According to Allan Hidalgo, president of Japdeva, a Panamanian master was brought in to guide the work after officers of the Dirección de Inteligencia y Seguridad Nacional (DIS) with the support of the Fuerza Pública, the Unidad de Intervención Policial (UIP) and Grupo de Apoyo Operacional (GAO) took control of the port.
Carlos Brenes, head of the workers union, Sintrajap, said in the early morning taking of the port by security forces worsens the negotiation process with the government.
The protest by members of the Junta de Administración y Desarrollo Portuario de la Vertiente Atlántica (Japdeva) has halted operations at both of Costa Rica’s most important ports, where more than 70% of the national container traffic is handled, said Government Minister Carlos Benavides...
Dockworkers in Limón, Costa Rica, have been rebuffed by the government in their attempts to discuss impacts on the community from the proposed building of a private terminal by APM Terminals.
Following the police action to take back the docks of Limón and Moín, representatives of the Sindicato de Trabajadores de JAPDEVA said they will not stop their protest. Ronaldo Blear, head of the SINTRAJAP union, said that if the workers will not hesitate to defend their position with blood.
Early morning violence broke out in the streets of Limón, as workers clashing with police, burning tires, the throwing of stones, and the burning of trailers filled with bananas, among other violent acts. Reports of shots being fired are under investigation.
The violence began late Thursday and escalated as the night wore on, with areas like Cieneguita being a hotbed of the conflict. Clashes between police and strikers was also reported at the Tony Facio hospital.
The union says emphatically that the docks are not working normally, because “police do not know if the container comes filled with is drugs, weapons or radioactive material”
Government officials confirmed they...
Militarization of docks in Limon, Costa Rica, on June 14, 2012.
[ENGLISH SUMMARY: Some 500 police have militarized the docks in Limon, Costa Rica, as dockworkers are protesting the government's decision to allow APM Terminals to undermine the public terminal by building a $990 million private dock. Members of specialized units of the Ministry of Public Security in riot gear took control of the two main roads of the country. Unions across the country and community organizations support the dockworkers' strike.]
Unos 500 policías procuran neutralizar hoy la huelga de los portuarios de Limón y Moín, en el Caribe costarricense, contra la decisión gubernamental de conceder la construcción de un nuevo muelle a una transnacional.
Con equipos antimotines, integrantes de unidades especializadas del Ministerio de la Seguridad Pública tomaron el control de las dos principales radas del país, por donde transita el 70 por ciento del comercio nacional, publica Diario Extra.
La Junta de Administración y Desarrollo Portuario de la Vertiente Atlántica encabeza desde el martes último este paro por tiempo indefinido, en rechazo a la concesión a la transnacional holandesa...
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