PCP praises prevention but warns that workers may lose income

O secretary-General of the CFP today praised the government for anticipating prevention measures in the face of bad weather, “as opposed to what was done at other times”, but warned of possible wage losses for workers staying at home.

“ The aspect I wanted to highlight is that, contrary to what was done at other times, it seems that the government is taking anticipatory measures and putting the dimension of the problem at a high level,” said Paulo Raimundo, in statements to journalists after a meeting with the Casa para Viver platform, at the party headquarters in Lisbon.

The Communist leader considered the prevention stance positive, even if it turns out that the situation was not as serious as expected.

“ We all hope tomorrow to be able to say, thankfully it was not as it was announced,” he stressed, adding that “in these cases it is worth more [measures] for excess than for lack.”.

Referring to the appeals of the Minister of the Interior, Luís Neves, for the population to avoid displacements, Paulo Raimundo warned that many workers can see their income compromised.

The Secretary-General of the CFP stressed that, although Luís Neves’ call for understanding by employers is fair, there are “thousands and thousands of workers who do not work because of this issue, do not receive anything”.

“ It is necessary to take into account to understand what it means to understand these appeals and to make these calls properly,” he said.

The warning situation in mainland Portugal due to the foreseeable worsening of the state of time will take place between 00:00 and 23:59 Wednesday, the Government informed today.

The Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, today announced the closing of non-essential public services and schools on Wednesday due to the worsening state of time and called for telework and employers and workers to reconcile work.