Around 300 employees were fired after protests against the use of cell phones

Following a protest by employees of outsourced companies operating at Guarulhos international airport, who demanded the use of cell phones during working hours, the companies WFS Orbital, Dnata and Swissport dismissed around 300 employees for just cause who participated in the act.

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According to information from Brasil de Fato portal, employees who lost their jobs due to the act on October 3rd will also have to give a statement to the Federal Police (PF).

The strike by employees questions the ban on the use of cell phones in the cargo terminal and in restricted areas in the airport's enger terminals. Some of the employees who were at the protests claimed that the absence of cell phones could make it difficult to provide services within the airport, as well as communicate with family in the event of an emergency.

The ban was imposed tly by GRU Airport and the Federal Revenue Service due to the great repercussion of the case in which two Brazilian women were arrested in after changing the labels on their luggage by outsourced employees for the illegal transport of drugs.

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The protests began in the early hours of the morning and continued throughout the morning. As a result, dozens of flights were impacted by delays and cancellations.

Guarulhos Airport on strike for better salary conditions for employees and allowing cell phones to be used during shifts.

They already report delays of 4 hours and cancellations of flights at the airport, as well as the operation of only two pushback trucks to handle the… pic.twitter.com/D6jMXLZgzk

— Diegordão Justiças (@diegordao) October 3, 2023

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