04/29/2021 8:40 AM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 04/29/2021 9:32 AM
After the controversies generated by the information that the Government would deliver vaccines against the coronavirus to social organizations, the Minister of Development, Daniel Arroyo, came out to clarify that it is an initiative that must be evaluated by the Federal Health Council.
The official explained that the idea is to inoculate people who work in 10,000 soup kitchens throughout the country and that they should fall into the category of
"essential workers
.
"
"
We made a record
, there are between 5 and 7 people in the different dining rooms,
from there comes that number of 70,000,
" he explained on La Red radio. And he remarked that the initiative "is justified."
As
Clarín
announced
on March 9, the social movements have the Government's commitment to declare strategic personnel and vaccinate those who work in dining rooms.
The idea was discussed indoors at the CoFeSa meeting, which brings together ministers from all jurisdictions.
Although at the meeting on Wednesday the issue was not discussed.
Minister Arroyo wants those who work in soup kitchens to be considered "essential workers."
Photo MARCELO CARROLL.
Thus, the Executive delays the modification of the vaccination protocol and groups such as the Polo Obrero, Barrios de Pie, among others, continue to demonstrate in the streets for higher income, food assistance, but also health.
"In general terms there is a registry of dining rooms that we made, last year that there were many popular pots, which today are no longer there and we returned to the dining rooms that we had before. The proposal is very reasonable: that
when priority is set for vaccination they should be workers essential,
"insisted the official.
Although he clarified that the organization of the application to the popular sectors must be done from the Health area.
"Just as teachers are essential,
those who are cooking for others in dining rooms and picnic areas are also essential,
" he emphasized.
Days ago, President Alberto Fernández promised to move forward with the request of the organizations in a meeting in Olivos with the main referents of the movements close to the ruling party such as the UTEP, which make up the Evita Movement, Barrios de Pie and the Classist Current and Combative.
"Many of the people (from the soup kitchens) were vaccinated in practice because they signed up in the provinces and were assigned by age. It is not confirmed, it is a proposal that makes sense because we are talking about real essential work and
with more essential restrictions. the dining room
", sentenced the minister before the imminent presidential announcement of new measures.
"It is not time for mobilizations"
Despite the second wave of Covid-19 with a very strong contagion curve and the risk of the health system collapsing, the protests in the streets do not subside.
On Tuesday, there was a large mobilization of militants from left-wing parties and social organizations to the Ministry of Labor, within the framework of the Salary Council meeting,
to ask that they bring the minimum salary to $ 40,000
.
The current figure is $ 21,600.
In this framework, Minister Arroyo asked the groups to stop protesting.
"
Today is not the time for mobilizations
, of people on the street,
due to the health context
," he said on Thursday.
Although he recognized the permanent dialogue with social leaders and that the marches reflect "what is happening in the neighborhoods," he warned about the "community and very rapid circulation" of the virus.
"There are really no people who do not know someone who had a bad time. So you have to be careful.
It is time to listen, to work, to reinforce games
. It is not time to mobilize," said the official.
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