Various groups of retirees are denouncing the lack of attention, supplies, and treatments at Pami and accusing the intervention of Javier Milei of corruption and embezzlement of funds. In a press release, these organizations announced mobilizations for this Wednesday and the following days at the headquarters of Pami Central and other locations across the country.
In the statement, they expressed their rejection of the presence of officials close to Milei at Pami, whom they accuse of corruption, kickbacks, and embezzlement of funds. They highlight that medications with a 100% discount have been removed, while businesses are being conducted with laboratories and care centers are closing.
The organizations assert that the intervention in Pami has been ongoing for 45 years and has been involved in scandals, especially concerning the misuse of social security funds. They point out that workers and retirees are the ones who financially support the entity, while a supposed "elite" enriches itself at the expense of the lack of care for the elderly.
Retirees and workers will mobilize both in Buenos Aires and in other cities across the country to demand the normalization of Pami and the return of medications at a 100% discount, among other demands such as the elected leadership of workers and retirees, opening of books, and oversight by these sectors.
In Rosario, organizations like the Plenary of Retired Workers and the Classist Trade Union Coordinator will also protest against the Pact with the IMF, which they consider harmful to the elderly in terms of indebtedness, reforms, and privatizations. They are joining the demand for dignified pensions, the return of medications at 100%, and a pension moratorium.
In another part of the country, the Front of Retirees in Struggle, FREJEL, will join the protests demanding an end to "gerontocide" and benefits such as free transportation for the elderly. The fight for a pension moratorium with facilities will also be central to the demands of the demonstrators.
