Caixa employees hold a day of mobilization against the dismantling of the bank.
In actions carried out throughout the country, Fenae denounced that Caixa's management is dismantling the bank in order to privatize the institution and that this restructuring process is compromising the quality of service to the population and the working conditions of employees.
247 - In protest against the dismantling for privatization of Caixa Econômica Federal, bank workers held demonstrations across the country this Tuesday (10).
According to the National Federation of Associations of Caixa Employees (Fenae), the bank's management change plans are compromising the quality of service to the public and the working conditions of employees, as well as negatively impacting the economy of the municipalities.
“What the government wants to do with Caixa — a bank that is still 100% owned by Brazilians — will primarily affect the poorest population, which is not a priority for private banks,” emphasizes the president of Fenae, Jair Pedro Ferreira. “In addition to compromising the institution's social function, which accounts for 70% of all housing finance, reaching 95% in some municipalities,” he adds.
According to Ferreira, between 2015 and 2019, there was a reduction of almost 71% in credit for micro and small businesses and 30% in agricultural credit. "All of Caixa's credit operations are falling, and service to the population is becoming increasingly precarious," warns the president of Fenae.
“This disrespectful and undemocratic restructuring is being promoted by the bank's management without any negotiation with the workers' representatives,” observes Dionísio Reis, coordinator of the CEE and director of Fenae in the Southeast Region.