She said she would only meet with business owners because the owner could take the money and go to Dubai and the workers could continue to protest.
“There are no mass layoffs and layoffs in construction companies in the Labor Agency, because the crisis has not affected the construction industry. Those who say they have no wages must introduce themselves and say which companies they are from. How do we know if this is true? that these people have or do not have salaries. I do not take it for granted. ” This was stated by the acting regional minister Violeta Komitova to NOVA on the occasion of the protests of the builders in front of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.
According to her, there is a division of companies into two.
“We had two protests – on Tuesday and on Friday, we see a big division. On Tuesday, companies that did not receive advances from road construction protested. On Friday, companies that received advances in the amount of BGN 1.5 billion protested. a division that we did not produce, but is a legacy of the previous government, “Komitova explained.
And she was adamant that she would meet only with the owners of the companies, because, according to her, the owner could take the money and go to Dubai, and the workers could continue to protest.
She also suggested that the protest could be for political purposes.
“The protesters in front of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works are either not workers or I don’t know which companies they are from. We are not sure whether they received or did not receive salaries. For this reason I will not talk to intermediaries anymore. that it has already extended an invitation to the owners.
In the evening, the branch chamber replied: “You will not meet with the owners, the companies have directors, there is a branch organization.” I was warned that they will not appear, but the branch chamber will appear. only with the owners of companies. The talks will be open, we will settle the relations, but there must be a dialogue “, announced Violeta Komitova.
She also presented data that some companies have received an advance payment. According to her, they took BGN 1.4 billion in advance and spent BGN 900 million.
“We don’t owe them anything. They took an advance once, and now they want another BGN 900 million. On the advance, should we pay them more? They have a surplus, so there are no laid off workers. When we meet who the companies are, we will study how many workers have been harmed. Because this protest can perform several other tasks. First, to separate the protesting companies. Second – to separate the road builders from the other construction companies, “the regional minister stressed, adding that the state wants to work with Bulgarian companies with workers. from Bulgarian families, but they were at war with the official power.
“Of all 21,000 companies – 21 are protesting, those of road construction. The rest of the companies have all been working for years in market conditions, competing for orders, price and quality. 21 companies in the road industry have been working without orders for years, without competing, with money received in advance and with 5-year contracts. This was allowed by the previous leadership of both the state and RIA, “Komitova added.
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