Different social organizations of the left grouped in the Picket Unitcarry out this Wednesday a new and massive mobilization in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Social Development led by Victoria Tolosa Paz.
The protest of the picketers It is given in claim to the casualties of Empowering Work, for which there will be cuts on Avenida 9 de Julio. Besides, the Picket Unit He warned that he will make a camp in front of the ministry.
The mobilization of the Picket Unit will begin this Wednesday at 3:00 p.m., at the intersection of 9 de Julio and Belgrano avenues. Although the protest will have the City of Buenos Aires as its epicenter, there will be marches nationwide.
Although the measure of force in principle will be until this Thursday, it is possible that the social organizations extend their protest, since they claim the lack of responses from the ministry due to the casualties in the program.
In this regard, the national territorial coordinator of Libres del Sur, Silvia Saravia, said: “There are several pending issues, including the people who were unfairly suspended from the program (Potenciar Trabajo).
And he added: “We have claims regarding the delivery of food, we are on February 14 and we do not have a food delivery schedule for the canteens. In addition, there are still delays in the delivery of materials and tools for productive enterprises.”
The Picket Unit It is also made up of militants from the MTR-Votamos Luchar, CUBA-MTR, the Polo Obrero, Libres del Sur, the National Piquetero Bloc, the Armando Conciencia Group and the November 17 Organization, the MTR Teresa Rodríguez, fractions of the FOL and the Movimiento Territorial Liberation (MTL-Rebelde), among others.
The harsh response of the ministry to the piqueteros
While social organizations insist on their protest, from the Social Development portfolio they indicated: “In this ministry things are not done as Eduardo Belliboni (one of the leaders of the UP) or any organization in particular wants. Things are being done according to compliance with the rules and the obligations that everyone has towards the program. It is a pity that we have to continue witnessing extortion as a society“.
And they remarked: “Are they going to continue subjecting people to protest against their will and putting their health at risk in these days of intense heat? Is it not preferable to dedicate these efforts to collaborating so that all the holders can put in order its revalidation?
