In a very concise episode, important aspects of the labour issue are highlighted, as well as similar issues that are intertwined with it, such as the shrinking public sector, the inability of the government to respond to needs and to find new solutions. The roles are shared between local and central government institutions and civil society.
F.=Facilitator, P.=Participant
P. 2: May I suggest that you transfer some employees from some departments that clearly may not be needed as much to another department?
P. 3: I don't have that authority.
P. 2: So a lot of employees are probably sitting around not working as much as they should be, when in this department they could be doing the on-site inspection, doing another job. Right now we can't have any more employees in the district.
P. 3: But you know a law that says for every five people that retire you have to open just one new position? That's an old law and it's not our government's law.
P. 3: Plus the inspections have to be done by qualified scientists. I can't take the administrative officer and put him in the position of environmental inspector.
P. 1: You are absolutely right, the problem exists.
P. 4: Find an external collaborator!
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P. 3: Yes, yes! You are pushing me to that? Are you asking me to buy services? But with what funds? Will you give me the funds?
P. 2: You will get it from your citizens.
P. 3: I will also do a market research
P. 5:Your municipalities, there in the Thirtian area, have a lot of revenue from those who pollutes them, so they will be able to make some of it available to you. They can allocate it, not us. I also want to point out something else.
P. 4: Sorry! You could raise the fees as well.
P. 3: I'm not going to charge people more. You are very wrong.
P. 5: But you don't have to raise them too much. You will raise them very little so that it won't be seen. You'll raise them a little bit but to everyone, so it won't be seen.
P. 3: With the frog that they put it on so slowly...
P. 5: I don't know about any frogs, I'm telling you that I want you to raise them a little bit so that you can get more revenue.
P. 3: That's not a solution.
P. 6: Are you people in the government going to do this? Are you going to do increases a little bit at a time?
P. 7: Are you guys even the government in the first place? Who do you represent; We need to know who we're talking to!
P. 2: Look. From what I can see and observe, as I've been in your area for years, you represent a very small portion of people. We have never seen a big protest, a big strike from the workers of the oil companies, from the people of the Thriasio Field.