The Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica, a subsidiary of Dole, announced this Thursday, January 24, the closure of its work center, which includes the Operations, Terminal and Workshop Department in Limón, due to the start of operations of the Moín Container Terminal (TCM).
The closing affects some 200 workers.
The company said it could not justify maintaining two work centers and is giving workers one additional month of severance pay above that required by law.
“The Company, aware that this represents a difficult situation and a period of adaptation for workers, will recognize as a liberality, a month in addition to the benefits of law (severance and notice) that corresponds to each worker,” the company said in the statement announcing the closing of the plant.
The severance payment
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