from: El Universo

(direct from babelfish-sorry, too tired to translate)

April 25, 2008 Cecilia Pugo | PORTOVELO, the Gold The workings in a company of the sector were suspended. The workers fear for their works. In the Cape Horn sector, two machines drills stopped working the past from Monday and from the 200 meters of depth where they were they emerged to the surface by a tunnel of 5 meters in width by 5 from stop that was in darknesses and absent yesterday of workers. With the machines, other 500 workers of the foreign company Dinasty, that handles the projects Elipe and Golden Valley, paralyzed the activities by disposition of the executives of the company, after the past accepting the mining mandate approved by the Assembly Friday, that orders the suspension of workings to the concessionaires in phase of exploration. The measurement approximately means about 20 thousand daily dollars in losses. “The excavation Only implies 1,400 dollars by meter and every day 6 meters advance”, indicates Édgar Almeida, administrator of the area of the Elipe mine. The situation is similar in the 175 concessions that the company has in the provinces of Loja, Sucumbíos, Zamora Chinchipe, Azuay and Gold, assures Franklin Galician, manager of constructions of the company/signature. Kilometers advanced more, the preoccupation is evident between the workers of the place where rises to the plant of treatment and in which are concentrate to limit itself maintenance works. There they fear that if until the next week the executives of the company have not reached agreements with the Government, the workers are suspended temporarily while the subject is solved, says the Gallegos. But the effect of the mandate already feels. A worker whom he preferred not to identify itself, told that he perceived around $ 600 monthly ones and now he lowered to $ 300 because no longer extra hours work. Also Miriam Espinoza is distressed. It next to other four people is in charge to prepare the feeding for 200 people, while his husband works in the mill of the same company. Both perceive about $ 500 monthly ones. “If they close we remained in the street, because until the woman gives us to space to live with our three children”, counts who has been toiling there for four years. The Gallegos explain that the managers look for a dialogue with the Government, but they have not obtained it. “We fulfilled yet what the law says, the work is projected of 30 to 40 years; it will mean income for the country and the work to hundreds of workers and indirectly to other thousands”, maintains. Bolivar Tituaña is thanked for. According to he says, for a year, when he contracted it to the company to offer services of heavy machinery, receives 6 thousand dollars monthly. “We are numerous the suppliers that we benefitted”, it express. “The situation is worrisome. From Friday (past) when the mandate was approved, the actions of the company lowered from $ 11 to $ 2”, limits the Gallegos.

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