Bitter Sugar: Before the start of the 2025 harvest, the Ledesma sugar mill has already laid off more than 300 workers

Bad news comes from the province of Jujuy, where the agro-industrial complex Ledesma decided, in just 90 days, to reduce its workforce, putting the Sugar Workers Union of Ledesma Mill (Soeail) in a state of permanent mobilization. "The total number of layoffs reaches 311 workers, of which 235 are within the collective agreement, that is, they are part of Ledesma and belong to the union, and the remaining are outside the agreement, belonging to contractor and outsourced companies," reported Alejandro Zenteno, director of radio Bajando Caña 101.5 mhz, which is part of Soeail's communication. And he added: "There is talk of more layoffs in the coming months. Jobs have started to disappear. The company's intention is to outsource most of the labor, and so far, it is said that 300 more will be laid off, reaching more than 600 workers." Ledesma actually has around 5,000 employees nationwide. In the province of Jujuy, it is by far the largest private sector employer. According to this ...