After two months of having carried out the census, the INDEC (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses) finally confirmed when the census takers who participated in the survey on May 18.
During the day, 750 thousand participated volunteers and, despite the fact that the Government had promised to pay them within a few days, this was not fulfilled, which generated several complaints and criticism from the census takers.
In this regard, the INDEC reported, at the time, that the delay in payment to the census takers This was due to the fact that it was necessary to verify the data of the personnel who participated in the survey.
“There are more than 700 thousand people who must be paid and, prior to payment, the fulfillment of the tasks had to be certified to ensure payment to the corresponding people.. there is already census takers that they have received, ”said the agency at the time.
Now, after two months of waiting, the Institute confirmed that this week the payment of $6,000 will be made to all the volunteers who have not yet received their fees.
Through their social networks, The agency notified that “the payment will be credited between Tuesday, July 19 and Wednesday, July 20”. This, after Banco Nación transferred to INDEC accounts “the amount corresponding to the tasks carried out by the census structure in the 2022 census.”
The money will be deposited, between Tuesday and Wednesday, in each of the bank accounts registered by the volunteers at the time of joining the general survey.
What was the reason for the delay in payment?
From the INDEC they communicated that, in addition to the verification of data that was necessary to carry out, some of The volunteers they did not have a bank account, which further delayed the process.
This led to the administrative process for the authorization of payments also being delayed. However, this inconvenience would have already been solved and, in the next few hours, all the census takers They will receive their payment in batches.
