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In Richard Toll, the people and workers of Senegalese sugar company (Css) decided to organize a march to protest against the authorization to import 30,000 tons of sugar granted to traders.
The Macky Sall government's decision to allow Senegalese traders to import 30,000 tons of sugar did not just make them happy. Highly against this decision that may jeopardize their business, workers, trade unionists of the Senegalese Sugar Company (Css) and people of Richard Toll want to organize a protest march next Saturday to Richard Toll.
The retirees of the club, the village chiefs, transporters, youth movements, breeders, trade unionists, active workers, among others, strongly mobilized, red armbands tied around the head or arm, participated in this press conference organized in the form of a large General Assembly. Pocker Samb, union leader and spokesperson for the day that is holding the debate on behalf of the assembly, said it was in a context of great concern that they decided to convene this meeting. The object, he says, "is the decision of the Minister of Commerce to authorize the import of 30 to 70 thousand tons of sugar to traders." He pointed out that the collective of staff delegates, the women, and all the associations of the club decided to associate with the village chiefs, youth movements and even political parties to defend the society which is likely to face great difficulties because of this decision. The grouping, according to Mr. Samb, aims to "call all this beautiful world to a great march on December 1 to ask the State to end this measure of authorization to import sugar and show the same government that the workers are not happy and are worried about their future, because the company that gives life to the whole area, several thousands of people, is in decline ". According to Pocker Samb, 10 trade unions have mobilized alongside these actors to put an end to this measure, which is not the first of its kind taken by the Minister of Commerce and which, if confirmed, may provoke all sorts of of problems at Css within seven months.
This meeting, argues the trade unionist, who has arrested President Macky Sall, is just a warning to the authorities. "We make an appeal to the President of the Republic, we do not do politics, we are not concerned with political interests, but we will oppose anyone to defend our interests," he said.
This march of Saturday, December 1st will be only the first act, warns Pocker Samb, because if after that nothing is done, it will not be excluded that the movement is moved to Dakar, to cause a day dead city. It also specifies that if after this second act nothing is done, the movement could turn into a political movement to continue the fight which is a survival struggle for the workers, for their families and for all the actors concerned by the Css.
Lamotte, member of the Ca: "Anything can happen"
In the same vein, Louis Lamotte, member of the Board of Directors, recalled that last year the same situation had occurred and had created all kinds of problems to the Css, which had remained seven months without selling its sugar, this which had pushed the persons in charge of the box to resort to the banks to go into debt and to the Pdg, Jean Claude Mimran, to pay the wages. He adds that even before the Css finishes paying its debts, this new measure is still grafted and could have unfortunate consequences, because the box can even close. "Anything can happen," said Lamotte, who said that "the import measure concerns only four people who are not all traders and who may endanger the interests and lives of many thousands of people. He calls on all those involved to mobilize strongly to defend the box during this march scheduled for December 1st.
The executives of the box also raised their voices. Assou Gnabaly, president of the association, believes that providers, social responsibility among others, may suffer the effects of this government measure. "Nothing justifies the import authorization," he notes, before urging the President of the Republic to end it while it's time.
Last Sunday already, on the sidelines of a hike organized as part of the launch of the 2018/2019 sugar production campaign, the executives of the box had invited the State to reconsider its decision. The latter had stated that there is enough sugar in the Css hangars and that this stock could supply the country's consumption needs. They added that the trade minister's measure is a bad one because it comes at a time when Css is running its KT200 program which will enable Senegal to ensure its self-sufficiency in sugar.
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