The Ministry of Human Capital, led by Sandra Pettovello, announced that the 'Return to Work' program will be eliminated as of April 9th, with the final payment to be made the following month. The General Secretary of the Union of Workers and Workers of the Popular Economy, Alejandro Gramajo, warned that the measure will lead to an increase in poverty, despite the state saving only 0.1% of the Gross Domestic Product. 'There is a systematic contempt for workers and humble people who have demonstrated it since the beginning of the government,' he said. 'The impact of poverty in the regions will grow by 8 to 15% depending on the population where workers are concentrated, who earn 78,000 pesos. Then, on April 7, they will hold a second day of protest with a hundred roadblocks across the country. 'Return to Work' is a program derived from the old 'Potenciar Work' program, which the Minister of Human Capital split into two two years ago, and one of them is the one that has now been decided to close. It is a lie that with this decision they are advancing in fiscal ordering. That is why, from now on, we will announce the struggle measures that we will develop in the coming days,' reflected Gramajo. More than 70 social organizations launched a plan of struggle in rejection of the decision. It is a program derived from the old 'Potenciar Work' program, which the Minister of Human Capital split into two two years ago, and one of them is the one that has now been decided to close. More than 70 social organizations launched a plan of struggle in rejection of the decision. Since then, 'Return to Work' depended on the Secretariat of Labor, and among its objectives was to provide job training to its beneficiaries. The minister announced that it will be replaced by educational vouchers that are supposed to train the unemployed, but social movements distrust that promise since so far the voucher system promoted by Pettovello, in agreement with some companies, has only given pilot courses for around 80 people. Protests will begin on Tuesday, March 31, with a day of 'ollas populares' (popular pots) in neighborhoods and main railway stations. That is why, let's put it in context, it is not a problem of a specific sector, it is a problem of society as a whole and we must assume that it must be resolved.
