Despite the fact that the camp of the piqueteros organizations has already been lifted, the Minister of Social Development, John Zabaleta, He sent a harsh warning to the movements, in relation to the protest they carried out.
the minister He also stated that he is willing to maintain the dialogue and that “it is not necessary to cut streets to talk to him”, since John Zabaleta that the measure of force only affects other citizens.
“We have to look for another form of protest. We understand that there are constitutional rights and we clearly respect them, but enough of squeezing the Argentines,” he stressed. John Zabaleta.
He also added “You don’t have to cut streets to talk to me. What happened on 9 de Julio Avenue is workers against workers”.
Under this line, the minister insisted that the country does not need more protests of this type, but rather seek joint solutions to overcome the difficult economic situation that Argentines face.
“The Argentines do not deserve it because it is clear that there is a government that is making an enormous effort, that is coming out of a very complicated situation with the agreement with the IMF,” he said.
Juan Zabaleta assures that the Government will change the social plans for employment
In view of the fact that one of the demands of the piqueteras is the permanence of various social plans, the minister He assured that the goal of the Government is to generate more employment.
“There are structural changes in the framework of social policies, and one is to generate programs that link beneficiaries of state assistance with formal employment,” he said.
In addition, the politician stressed that 17 million Argentines still need to workfor which he invited the picketers to be part of the solution and not the problem.
“Social organizations have to be part of the reconstruction of Argentina and the vast majority are on that path. To those who ask for formal work, we are going to have a proposal.”
