Summary - TST 9

TRANSPORTES, SERVICIOS Y TELECOMUNICACIONES


TST 9

Miguel Suárez Bosa, Pedro González de la Fe y Juan Luis Jiménez González
Cambios en la organización de la actividad en el Puerto de Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): una visión histórica

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Key words: Technological innovations; port reform; work methods; Las Palmas port; container transportation

[ Abstract ]

In Las Palmas Port, the introduction of technology in the cargo handling process and the restructuring of transportation systems led to a considerable reduction in the port workforce. The technological innovations also had an important impact on the organisation of work and labour relations. The large-scale introduction of containers from the 1960’s onwards required new methods for organising port operations, leading to massive reductions in work team employment and changes in contractual relationships, factors which constitute the basis for the improve of results achieved in recent years.