The authorities of the Rosario Port Administration Authority welcomed the first female stevedores in Argentina on Wednesday (21.03-2018). After a hundred years, the port is once again operating with female workers.
Seven female workers from Terminal Puerto Rosario SA, accompanied by the General Secretary of SUPA Rosario, César Aybar, representatives of Terminal Puerto Rosario SA and the SUPA Rosario trade union committee, were received this Wednesday morning by the President of ENAPRO, Lic. Ángel Elías and the General Manager, Lic. Nolasco Salazar, respectively.
At the beginning of the meeting, Elijah She congratulated the women for their work and highlighted the importance of the call: “Through these gender equality policies, Puerto Rosario is making history. We are committed to the inclusion and development of the women's rights. "
Female stevedores meeting with ENAPRO authorities.
For its part, Cesar Aybar, raised the issue of how women were admitted to the port terminal. “We started by implementing a small quota to test its impact. The company had to be reconditioned to the demands of women and the whole process was a major challenge. From the beginning, we were looking for a cultural change in the company..” He added, “This event marks a new direction and a turning point in the port’s history.”
Since October 2016, Marianela, Danisa, Soledad, Brenda, Brisa, Daiana and Micaela have been operating Senneboguen, porta and winch cranes for TPR SA
“Although at first it was a great shock to see ourselves working inside the Port, Today our reality shows that the role of women is also involved in port development.. Today we achieved fluid teamwork,” the new members stated. stevedores.
For his part, Lic. Salazar He highlighted the vision of the SUPA commission in incorporating female operators into port work, marking a Important milestone in the history of our port.
Finally, the President of ENAPRO referred to the words of Governor Miguel Lifschitz, who stressed that the world of the future must be inclusive, ecological and feminist.
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