SEF: “large majority” of the service to work despite the strike – TVI24

The Foreigners and Borders Service says that “the vast majority” of the public service posts is working, despite the strike that is ongoing and that was decreed by the union of non-police employees of the service. The stoppage of two days, takes place this Thursday and Fridays.

In the early afternoon, Union of data Officials of Foreigners and Borders Service (SINSEF), disclosed at a press conference held in Porto, concerned that joining the shutdown was around 90% and the posts of Coimbra, Leiria, Lisbon, Portimão and Alverca were closed.

In a statement, the SEF states that the national leadership of the Office promoted “timely” meeting with SINSEF to “try reconciliation, expressing openness to access a number of the union demands, but bumped into the requirement This, replacement of special career to support research and monitoring (CAIF) for clerks of SEF, career this extinct in 2008 “.

The president’s SINSEF, Manuela Nice, then said in a press conference that what is at stake in the strike “is not a salary issue, is to restore dignity” to these workers.

According to Manuela Nice, 47% of the actual SEF are so “in a generic career of public administration, despite the fact that dealing with sensitive matters, have access to highly confidential databases and work that, at a time when Europe is grappling with many issues related to migration, should be cherished and dignified. ”

“We are the only security service whose career was extinguished, barely extinguished, and continues without being reactivated,” he argued, believing this fight, “will make a difference.”

In addition to the replacement of the support career research and surveillance, the SINSEF also requires the extension of occupational medicine to these approximately 630 employees with no police functions.

“We never had medicine at work. It was given to the remaining 53% [of workers SEF] and we have nothing against, they needed a lot of that support, but we regret that has not been extended to other workers, who are constantly exposed in Customer Service positions, the numerous threats public health, “he said.