Strike by outsourced workers in the oil sector reaches its fifth day in Macaé
A conciliation hearing scheduled for this Wednesday (23), in Rio de Janeiro, will bring together unions and more than 30 outsourced companies; strike continues indefinitely
By Edson Araújo, g1 — Campos dos Goytacazes
The strike by outsourced maintenance and assembly oil workers in Macaé reached its 5th day this Tuesday (22). The stoppage occurs for an indefinite period of time.
A conciliation hearing will take place this Wednesday (23) at the Labor Court. Workers demand a 15% salary increase and changes to the time off scale.
Petrobras reported that it is monitoring the negotiations and the platforms operate normally. According to the state-owned company, there was no impact on oil production or supply.
The strike by outsourced maintenance and industrial assembly workers who work in the oil sector reached its fifth day this Tuesday (22), in Macaé, in the North of Fluminense.
The strike began last Friday (18) and continues indefinitely.
A conciliation hearing was called by the Labor Court for this Wednesday (23), at 3pm, in Rio de Janeiro, with the participation of unions and more than 30 outsourced companies, in an attempt to advance negotiations.
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Workers refuse the proposal formulated in the negotiations of the Collective Labor Convention (CCT) 2026/2027. — Photo: Sindipetro-NF
The expectation is that the meeting will enable the construction of an agreement between the parties. A new proposal must be submitted for evaluation by workers. As long as there is no definition, the strike remains ongoing.
The strike involves professionals working in maintenance and industrial assembly activities, both on land and in offshore units in the Campos Basin.
According to the Union of Workers in Industrial Painting, Civil Construction and Furniture (SINTPICC-RJ), the strike was approved after workers rejected a proposal presented by the companies during the negotiations of the 2026/2027 Collective Labor Agreement.
Among the category's demands are a 15% salary adjustment, R$1,000 food vouchers, changes in the work schedule, improvements in safety conditions, an increase in the number of personnel on board and equality in working conditions between outsourced workers and their own employees.
According to the category, embarked workers currently work a 14-day shift on 14 days off. The demand is for the adoption of the 14 days on board for 21 days off regime.
The movement also received support from the Oil Workers Union of Norte Fluminense (Sindipetro-NF). The entity's general coordinator, Sérgio Borges, stated that the union had already been reporting problems related to service providers and declared support for outsourced workers.
“It is not new that we have been denouncing this practice by service providers”, stated Sérgio Borges.
The strike also raised questions about possible impacts on oil and gas production and supply. In a statement, Petrobras informed that it is monitoring the negotiations between the contracted companies and the workers who joined the strike.
The company stated that its service provision contracts are in compliance with the legislation and that it has already met with representatives of the contracted companies. According to Petrobras, measures are being adopted to ensure the continuity of services on board the platforms in a safe and responsible manner.
Also according to the state-owned company, the platforms that are in production continue to operate normally and there was no impact on production or supply.
Economist Alcimar Chagas assessed that, even in the event of a possible reduction in production, the effects would not necessarily be noticed by the consumer. According to him, Petrobras has room to absorb short-term impacts without passing them directly on to prices.
The conciliation hearing this Wednesday (23), at 3 pm, is seen as the next step in the negotiations. Any proposal presented during the meeting will be taken to the category for evaluation. Until there is an agreement between the parties, the strike will continue indefinitely.
