22 February, 2021Ford workers are looking for alternative ways to protect their jobs and have agreed to begin talks with the US carmaker’s global management team. They are also looking into the possibility of introducing a bill to nationalize Ford’s operations in Brazil.
In January, Ford announced the closure of three plants in Brazil. According to Brazil s Inter-Union Department of Socioeconomic Statistics and Studies, almost 124,000 direct and indirect jobs are at stake.
The Taubaté metalworkers’ union (Sindmetau) signed an agreement with Ford during a conciliation hearing at the regional employment tribunal on 18 February. It was agreed that talks would be held with the US carmaker s global management team on 25 February to try and prevent Ford from shutting down operations in Brazil.