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The ride-hailing platform Bolt has confirmed it will not block immigrant drivers currently undergoing the residency permit renewal process. The company has extended the deadline for drivers to provide updated documentation by 30 days, acknowledging the administrative delays currently affecting many foreign workers in Portugal.
Significant processing delays at AIMA are creating professional instability for TVDE drivers in Portugal, complicating residency permit renewals and impacting their ability to work legally.
Cultural mediators from the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) are striking at the Government headquarters in Lisbon to demand permanent employment status and salary equality, protesting the ministry's reliance on precarious labor.
A scheduled public sector strike on March 23rd is expected to cause significant disruptions for individuals with appointments at AIMA and the IRN.
The National Movement Association – TVDE is requesting an extension of the deadline and is calling for accountability from the Government and AIMA.
A public sector strike this Friday, April 17, will impact various sectors, including the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). While the exact level of disruption is unclear, sources indicate that services may be limited, particularly in the morning. Appointments cannot be cancelled due to strike laws, causing concern for immigrants who have been waiting months for assistance and often face long-distance travel for their scheduled meetings.
It is yet another start to the week where many immigrants, who have waited months for an appointment, will have to wait even longer. Cultural mediators at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) are on a national strike this Monday, March 30th. The professionals are demanding to be integrated into the agency's permanent staff. These mediators are subcontracted by AIMA through associations. DN/DN Brasil found that in Porto, strike participation is over 70%. In Lisbon, the location with the most disruptions is the Loja dos Anjos, where hundreds of people pass through daily. This is the second consecutive week to begin with a strike, leaving immigrants without service. Last week, the stoppage was by the civil service. In both cases, citizens waited months to secure an appointment, which will now have to be rescheduled. Speaking to Lusa, Artur Sequeira, a leader of the National Federation of Unions of Workers in Public and Social Functions (FNSTPS), blamed the Government for the situation. 'The constraint felt at this moment is that service is closed. The only culprit for this situation is the Government, it is the AIMA oversight body, because it does not resolve a problem demanded by the sociocultural mediators subcontracted in IPSS at AIMA,' the union leader declared. There are about 200 professionals demanding direct hiring. These workers perform various functions at the institution, especially in public service. In addition to the strike, a protest is scheduled for 3:00 PM in front of the Government headquarters. The AIMA office in Leiria has no reopening forecast, and immigrants are met with closed doors. AIMA faces 'a huge challenge ahead' with the end of the Mission Structure.
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The professionals, who will be gathered at the Government headquarters in Lisbon, accuse the ministry of relying on precarious workers as if they were permanent staff. By early morning, the effects of the strike were already visible.
The professionals, who will be gathered at the Government headquarters in Lisbon, accuse the ministry of relying on precarious workers as if they were permanent staff. By early morning, the effects of the strike were already visible.
