• Transport stoppage The Government today mobilizes three ministers to address the strike of transporters but will not speak with the conveners

The

transport strike

, called by the

Platform for the Defense of the National and International Road Freight Transport Sector,

reaches its eighth day this Monday, which is causing some incidents and shortage problems.

The President of the Government,

Pedro Sánchez

, expressed last week his "absolute empathy" before the demands of the carriers, to whom he has offered dialogue, but has called for calm in the face of the violent actions of "a minority" against which The Executive will guarantee public order.

This Monday the carriers will meet with three ministers to address their requests.

The Government meets today with the carriers after a week of strike

The Ministers of Economic Affairs, Finance and Transport are meeting this Monday with the

National Committee for Road Transport

(

CNTC

) to study the situation of the sector, the protagonist of an indefinite strike that is now a week old and threatens to cause shortages.

The meeting with the sectoral body that acts as an interlocutor with the Government will take place at the

Ministry of Transport

and will be attended by the First Vice President of the Government and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation,

Nadia Calviño

;

the Minister of Finance and Public Function,

María Jesús Montero

, and the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda,

Raquel Sánchez

.

The

CNTC

asks the Executive to adopt "immediate" economic measures to reduce the impact of the increase in fuel prices in the sector and demands that the right to work of carriers who have decided not to support the strike be guaranteed.

The

National Committee for Road Transport

brings together large fleet operators and shippers that represent 15% of the companies in the sector, while the other 85% is made up of self-employed workers and SMEs, according to the

Platform for the Defense of the Freight Transport Sector by National and International Highway

.

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44 detainees and 377 investigated since the start of the transport strike

The

National Police

and the

Civil Guard

have arrested 44 people and investigated another 377 in the incidents recorded since the start of

the transport stoppage on

the 14th until 8:00 a.m. on Monday.

In addition, they have escorted 1,893 truck convoys with essential goods, as reported by the

Ministry of the Interior

.

Among them, the

Civil Guard

escorted this Sunday a convoy between

León

and

Burgos

with humanitarian aid for

Ukraine

, specifically 80 tons of personal hygiene products, medical supplies, warm clothing and non-perishable food.

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Volkswagen Navarra will stop this Monday due to the transport stoppage

The

Volkswagen Navarra

factory will stop this Monday, March 21, since due to the

transport strike

, which "is intensifying", it has not been possible to maintain the supply of parts, as reported by the UGT union section.

According to the plant's management, during this weekend and today, Monday, work will be done to provide the necessary parts to keep the factory producing for the rest of the week, "which is not yet guaranteed."

The management has also informed that there will be some workshops that will work in some shifts this Monday, for which the affected personnel will be informed.

In anticipation of the possibility that there would be more days of closure due to the same circumstance, the decision on the treatment of this day of unemployment and/or those that could come has been postponed until later.

From

UGT

they have "solidarized" with the transport sector and in the vindication of their demands, for which they have wanted "a prompt solution".

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Agrarian Unions is concentrated today in Galicia "against the blockade of the farms" due to the transport stoppage

The professional organization

Unións Agrarias

(

UUAA

) will meet this Monday before the Government Delegation in

Galicia

"against the blockade of the farms" due to the

strike of the carriers

.

The president of the UUAA,

Roberto García

, has demanded that the Central Executive provide solutions to the transport conflict because "no animal can go without food" and citizens "cannot suffer from a shortage of goods" due to the "non-application" of some minimal emergency services.

In the demonstration held yesterday in

Madrid

in defense of the primary sector,

Roberto García

valued the demands of the carriers, but defends that ranchers and farmers cannot be "hostages" throwing milk or slaughtering animals.

"We have to make the two rights coincide and demand that the Government enforce essential services," he defended.

For his part, the Xunta Regional Minister for Rural Affairs, José González, has acknowledged that the situation in

Galicia

is becoming "very complicated", which is why he has demanded the Minister of Transport,

Raquel Sánchez

, to meet with the platform that called the strike to unblock as soon as possible a situation that, he says, could cause the Galician food chain to collapse.

"It is a dramatic situation and therefore we ask that they dialogue as soon as possible with the platform calling for the strike and, while that does not occur, we ask the Government delegate to enable safe corridors because in a couple of days the situation can get out of control", Gonzalez remarked.

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