Thousands of state employees were fired on Friday in a new wave of layoffs further cutting policies centered around memory and reparation for dictatorship victims, the fight against gender-based violence, and welfare programs. In a report published on Sunday afternoon, the national State Workers Association (ATE, by its Spanish initials) recorded 2,300 total layoffs on Friday. On Monday, ATE representatives from those areas will meet with Justice Ministry authorities to monitor the working conditions of the remaining employees. Workers from memory sites, the National Memory Archive, the Unified State Terrorism Victims Register, and the Reparation Policies Directorate have also been laid off. All of those areas belong to the Human Rights Secretariat.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 01, 2024 08:27 UTC