[Argentina] About CORONAVIRUS and the Working Class

Only the people help the people!

From the FORA health workers:

First of all, we need to be aware that, in Argentina, Coronavirus is not the only pandemic we’re going through: the number of cases of dengue have tripled since 2019 and there is an ongoing outbreak of measles. Hospitals are not coping. Leaves of absence and vacations have been suspended for health workers because of the pandemic. We are doing what we can with the means we have, but we’re not getting enough supplies and the building conditions in many provincial hospitals are not good enough to fight the disease off. That is why we’re asking you to consider it very carefully before attending the ER service. Only the people help the people!.

As Health workers, based on our experiences in hospitals, we recommend the following:

As workers, we demand from the bosses and the State:

For workers with a legal contract: paid leave and quarantine.

For workers in the underground economy: the State must force the employers to legally contract the workers and then apply our previous demand. Otherwise, it must pay compensation to the workers. Then, quarantine.

For single-tax workers: reprieve of tax payments, economic compensation from the State and quarantine.

For self-employed workers: economic compensation from the State and quarantine.

For health workers: guarantee transportation and health supplies to fight the pandemic off.

Do not waste our money subsidising our bosses! Give it back to us to support our families!

Health Workers of the Sociedad de Resistencia Oficios Varios Lomas de Zamora
A section of FORA (Federación Obrera Regional Argentina) – ICL

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