movements picketers and social organizations grouped in the UP (Piquetera Unit) advance with a massive mobilization towards the Plaza de Mayo, demanding an increase in the minimum wage.
The movementsIn addition, they demand the delivery of a bonus of $20,000 for precarious workers and the expansion of social plans, for which the picketers They expect the new Economy Minister, Silvina Batakis, to attend to them and respond to their demands.
From 10:00 a.m. the first groups picketers they began to arrive at Avenida de Mayo and Avenida 9 de Julio, which has affected traffic and mobility in this part of the City.
In the place, Barrios de Pie and the Socialist Workers Movement gathered; while members of the Polo Obrero and the Piquetero Struggle Front were located on Avenida Belgrano and 9 de Julio and leaders of the Coordinator for Social Change protested at the Obelisk.
At this time, the different movements are concentrated in the Plaza de Mayo, where they will remain until at least 6:00 p.m. In the place, they will carry out different activities and there will be cultural presentations.
“We make a sample of our work in the neighborhoods, live artists and close at 6:00 p.m.,” anticipate the movements. Additionally, in the area of the Congress, the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy (UTEP) of Juan Grabois, are carrying out a protest demanding the start of the debate on the Land, Roof and Work Law.
The mobilization has mainly affected the Lower Buenos Aires, the Congress and the neighborhoods of Constitución and Retiro; so the authorities recommend taking alternate routes to avoid more congestion.
What do the piqueteros groups demand?
The movements they have been demanding for months the expansion of social programs; what’s more, They demand an increase in the minimum wage and that they be granted a bonus like the one that the Government delivered during May and June.
“We need an update of the social programs, based on inflation. And a bonus that, now, is more necessary than in May, when it was decided to pay the Income Reinforcement,” said Eduardo Belliboni, leader of the Polo Obrero.
