The transfer increases the workforce by 94%.
The workforce for the São Francisco River diversion project has increased by 94% compared to the same period last year (January to November); currently, the project employs 7.439 workers and, according to the Ministry of National Integration, more than three thousand people were hired during 2013 alone; the expectation is that the construction will generate new jobs in the coming months.
Pernambuco 247 - The number of workers on the São Francisco River diversion project increased by 94% compared to the same period last year (January to November). According to data from the Ministry of National Integration, more than three thousand people were hired during 2013 alone. The project currently employs 7.439 workers, and it is expected that the construction will generate new jobs in the coming months, with the intensification of work on site. Budgeted at R$ 8,2 billion, the works are expected to be completed in 2015.
The São Francisco River diversion project is divided into six active phases: 1N, 2N, 3N, 1L, 2L, and 3L. Spanning 470 km, the project has 113 active work fronts and over two thousand machines involved in construction. This construction is the most important in the country for combating droughts in the Northeast and is expected to supply water to approximately 390 municipalities in the northeastern hinterland.
In Pernambuco, the water transfer project passes through the cities of Betânia, Cabrobó, Custódia, Floresta, Salgueiro, Sertânia, Terra Nova, and Verdejante. In Paraíba, the São Francisco River crosses the municipalities of Cajazeiras, Monteiro, and São José das Piranhas. In Ceará, the river crosses the cities of Brejo Santo, Jati, Mauriti, and Penaforte. The ministry did not disclose which municipalities the water transfer project passes through in Rio Grande do Norte, which will also benefit from the project.