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President Sebastián Piñera announced this Wednesday the reopening of the last two stations of the Santiago Metro which were still closed after the social outbreak of October 18.
The information was delivered in the midst of demonstrations by company workers, who accused a series of dismissals. Therefore, the president withdrew without giving statements to the press.
Is about Trinity and Child Protector, both of the Line 4, the only ones that were still undergoing repairs and part of the stations that were most damaged by the various fires that occurred in parallel to the protests.
In this way, from Friday, September 25, the Metro will be 100% operational on all its lines, fulfilling even a few months in advance what was promised since it had been announced that by the end of the year the stations would be fixed.
“They are working with all their capacity at the service of the inhabitants of our signal. Definitely, this has meant a gigantic effort by the Metro workers, by the workers who rebuilt the 128 stations that were vandalized ”, Piñera said.
“Its full recovery and 100% operation will mean millions and millions of compatriots save time, which they will be able to allocate to their family, to move more comfortably and safely around the city and also improve their quality of life, “he added.
Listen to the exact moment when the president’s speech is interrupted:
Demonstration for layoffs
At the same time, while the press point was being held, outside the Metro headquarters, workers shouted “no more layoffs.” In concrete they accuse thate 1,500 officials have been dismissed since the social outbreak.
“We have indicated that 100% of the Metro and stations are reopened with great fanfare, but with 1,500 fewer workers to face the challenge of opening the network after the unfortunate events of October 18, those that we have condemned without nuances, however, as a result of the economic crisis after the pandemic and the social outbreak, it has had great economic losses and these losses are being solved with the dismissal of workers, ”accused Eric Campos, president of the Union of the subway.
For his part, the director of the company, Louis de Grange, indicated that “in recent months, given the health crisis and the closure of many stations, some Metro contractors have had to make adaptations and adjustments to their workforce. We are fully confident that as the activity improves, the activity can be resumed and the services that are usually carried out can be resumed ”.
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