Kitchen employees at Tabatinga Hospital stop activities Kitchen employees at Tabatinga Hospital, in the interior of Amazonas, stopped activities on Friday (10) in protest against the delay in paying salaries. According to the workers, they have not been paid for four months and claim that the delays have been recurring for more than three years. According to the cooks, when one of the outstanding months is paid, others remain outstanding, which means that the debts are never fully settled. The employees decided to interrupt part of the activities to demand a solution from the company responsible for the service. "This has been happening for more than three years and there is no supervisory body to help. It's not just the kitchen, but other companies are also in arrears of wages," said one of the workers, who asked not to be identified. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Meal supply was affected The partial strike of the kitchen team impacted the supply of meals at Tabatinga Hospital. Since the start of the strike, healthcare professionals have stopped receiving food during working hours. Before the strike, breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner were served to the unit's employees. Meals are now intended exclusively for hospitalized patients and their companions, as a way of ensuring continuity of hospital care. Company has not yet set a date for payment As of this Monday (13), according to employees, the company hired by the State Department of Health of Amazonas (SES-AM) to provide food service at the hospital had not yet announced a date to settle the four months of outstanding wages. Rede Amazônica requested a position from SES-AM and the company responsible for the contract regarding the salary delays and the measures adopted to normalize the supply of meals, but did not receive a response until the publication of this report. Kitchen employees at Tabatinga Hospital stop activities after four months of unpaid wages. Reproduction/Amazon Network