Following the news published about the alleged dismissal threats at the Lajes Air Base, the Regional Secretary of the Presidency clarifies:
1. The cases mentioned in the news are being followed by the Regional Representative for the Labour Commission of the Cooperation and Defence Agreement between Portugal and the USA;
2. In this context, information on the aforementioned cases has already been requested to the competent authorities. The necessary contacts are being established in order to understand all the details of this situation in light of the Labour Agreement, hence protecting the legitimate interests of the employees who may be in question.
3. The representative of SABCES had already been directly informed about this situation by the Regional Representative for the Cooperation and Defence Agreement between Portugal and the USA, who still preferred the alarm on the issue and an easy attack on the alleged impossibility of the Portuguese entities instead of collaborating directly in the resolution of the situation.
4. The Regional Representative for the Cooperation and Defence Agreement between Portugal and the USA will work with the competent entities in the analysis of the actual situation to safeguard the workers’ rights in light of the Labour Agreement of the Cooperation and Defence Agreement between Portugal and the USA.