Buenos Aires, March 11 (NA) – The Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) responded to President Javier Milei over his remarks, in which, according to the institution, the head of state was unfair in disqualifying industrialists with the phrase "those who defend the national industry." As learned from the Argentine News Agency (NA), the UIA made it known to President Javier Milei its discontent with his "unjust grievance" against "those who produce and generate employment" and "distort the role that industry has had and has in the country's economic and social history." What is the complete message from the UIA in response to President Milei? Fragment of the UIA's response to President Milei. Behind each of them are entrepreneurs, workers, and families who sustain the national productive fabric in often complex contexts, and they are making a tremendous effort to adapt to the new scenario proposed by the national government. That is why, when expressions that discredit those who produce and invest are used from the highest institutional office, an unjust grievance is generated against that daily effort, and the climate of respect that Argentina needs to rebuild is weakened. Argentina is working to become a country that attracts both foreign and domestic investment again. Photo: NA (screenshot from the UIA communiqué). The official communiqué from the Argentine Industrial Union "From the Argentine Industrial Union, we express our deep unease and concern over the statements by President Javier Milei, in which he qualified 'those who defend the national industry'—that is, also Argentine industrialists—with expressions that we believe to be unjust and unfounded because they distort the role that industry has had and has in the country's economic and social history. Throughout Argentina, there are thousands of industrial companies—large, medium, and small—that open their doors every day and are currently going through a very difficult time due to the drop in sales and activity. In that process, investors observe not only the economic opportunities but also the quality of democratic coexistence, institutional respect, and the business climate that a country offers. Public disqualifications of those who produce and generate employment do not contribute to consolidating that path. IP Especially when there is no complaint or crime involving the people or sectors that have been the target of these grievances, it is simply a matter of an opinion that, coming from the country's highest authority, inevitably acquires institutional relevance. From the Argentine Industrial Union, we reaffirm our vocation to continue working for an Argentina that grows with more investment, more production, and more employment, becoming more competitive every day, convinced that this objective requires dialogue, respect, and cooperation between the public and private sectors".
