Praia, July 17, 2024 (Lusa) - The pilots of international flights for Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde (TACV) will go on strike for a week, from 24 to 30 July, after the government failed to fulfil its commitments to the class, the union announced on Wednesday.

Speaking to the press a day after handing in a strike notice at the General Directorate of Labour, the union official said that the minister had asked the union to change the dates in order to meet the commitments, which the union accepted, and said that "there are no more margins" for negotiations.

"There was a series of commitments with dates that the minister [of Tourism and Transport] made in consultation between the union, the government and the company's management, which have not been met so far," explained the president of the National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SNPAC), Edmilson Aguiar.

In April, the 32 international pilots of Cabo Verde's public airline announced a six-day strike, but reached an agreement with the company and called off the strike.

Among the demands of the class are issues linked to operational safety, delays in processing salaries, the lack of a safety programme, health protection and hygiene at work, a reduction in allowances and cancellation of medical appointments.

TACV, which operates under the trade name Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA), operates international flights to Portugal, France and Italy.

In February, it leased two ATR aircraft to save the domestic routes, after the concessionaire Bestfly left the country, but despite an overall improvement in service, there are still several complaints about shortcomings in the operation.

The company is undergoing a change of management, in which the economist and current chairman of the Sovereign Private Investment Guarantee Fund, Pedro Barros, will take over as chairman, replacing Sara Pires.

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