Staff of Ponta Grossa demand concurso to avoid outsourcing of school meals
Staff of Ponta Grossa protested in the Chamber against the outsourcing of school meals. R$96.5 million licensing is being reassessed.
On Wednesday (20), hundreds of public servants participated in a demonstration at Câmara Municipal de Ponta Grossa against the outsourcing of school snacks. The movement was aimed at the electronic session opened by the Municipal Secretariat of Education, which provided for the hiring of a third party company to take over the preparation and distribution of food for students in the public network.
According to the notice, the bidding estimated a maximum value of R$ 96.5 million. The service encompassed the pre-preparation and preparation of the snack, distribution in schools, supervision, logistics and even preventive and corrective maintenance of the equipment used. Despite this, the City Council informed that the notice will be republished, after readjustments, with a new schedule.
The movement was led by the Union of Public Servants of Ponta Grossa (SindServ). The positioning of the entity is contrary to the project of outsourcing the school snack and the proposal of the union is that the Municipality make a new public tender for the position of school servant and cook to avoid outsourcing.
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The discussion generated strong demonstrations in the plenary of the House. The councilor Dr. Erick (PV) declared rejection of the proposal, claiming to be historically against any type of outsourcing. “I am against obstructing the work of public servants, not just of snack bars. We cannot undermine those who already provide this service,” he said.
In the same vein, the councilor Professor Careca (PV) said that it will not support the measure. “I understand the importance of dialogue between the executive and the workers. The right thing is not to outsource,” he said.
On the other hand, the vereador Pastor Ezequiel (DC) defended the proposal of the City Hall. According to him, the process is about “integration” and not about removing servers from schools. “The kitchens will continue to function and the children will have no restriction on food,” he said.
