Employees demonstration versus HHLA’s partial sale to MSC

In a program of cumulative dissent, hundreds of staffmembers of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) rallied on Tuesday to demonstration versus the proposed partial sale of the business to the Swiss container shipping huge, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company).

The demonstrators marched from the HHLA headoffice in the historical Speicherstadt district to the Rathausmarkt in a singing and extremely noticeable screen of opposition.

The HHLA employees were signedupwith by mooring employees and workers of the dealingwith business Eurogate, Hochbahn, and Bäderland.

The ver.di union, which led the presentation under the banner “Our port – not your gamblingestablishment!”, approximated the number of individuals to be around 2,500.

The staffmembers are concerned about the participation of shipping business in port operations, mainly amidst fears that such associations might raise the needs on labor conditions, prices structures, and work chances. They think the business oughtto stay in public hands being a vital facilities for trade.

One week ago, the City of Hamburg and the container shipping giant MSC revealed their partnership strategies, where the Swiss business would endupbeing a stakeholder in HHLA. Presently, the city has around 69 percent of the openly noted HHLA. Going forward, this plan will be administered through a collective joint endeavor, with the city keeping a 50.1 percent stake, and MSC protecting 49.9 percent of the shares.

This tactical acquisition covers all elements of the HHLA group, consistingof its rail logistics subsidiaries, Hamburg terminals, and abroad container terminal possessions in Tallinn-Muuga, Odesa, and Trieste. Notably, third-party stakes in person terminals will stay untouched at the HHLA holding level, according to Alphaliner.

In addition to the monetary deal, MSC hasactually devoted to enhancing work chances