State and City Hall coordinate agreement for hiring people deprived of liberty
The partnership provides for the production of concrete trash cans for some points in the capital of Pará, and concrete blocks for paving streets
In a meeting held at the Municipal Secretary of Urban Maintenance and Conservation (Sezel), the State government and the City Hall of Belém agreed to immediately carry out two pilot projects aimed at urbanization works in the capital of Pará using the labor of people deprived of liberty, prior to the celebration of a specific agreement for this initiative.
Belchior Machado, director of Labor and Production of the State Secretary of Penitentiary Administration (Seap), and Cleidson Ferreira, Secretary of Urban Maintenance and Conservation of the municipality of Belém, participated in the meeting.
According to the negotiations between the two governments, inmates will be hired to manufacture concrete trash cans, which will be installed in strategic locations, and also to produce concrete blocks intended for paving several streets. At this first moment, two neighborhoods in the capital of Pará will be covered by the partnership. The locations will still be defined.
“The initiative is important for the urbanization of the city, in addition to having a significant social impact. This practice not only contributes to the paving of streets but also offers inmates the opportunity to actively participate in the productive process and social reintegration,” declared Belchior Machado.
Economy - According to Belchior Machado, the agreement represents a cost-saving strategy. “The use of these blocks in the urbanization process brings direct benefits to the city of Belém while reducing street paving costs,” explained the Seap director.
From the State Secretary, Raquel Lima, coordinator of Labor and Production; Renata Carvalho, production coordinator; and Ouarde Danielle, manager of Equipment and Machinery, were also present, and from Sezel, Artur Magno, director of Data Management; Fernando Camarinha, executive secretary of Network Maintenance; and Marcus Athayde, director of Urban Development.
