Conisit: They fire workers and denounce that the scientific institute is “almost paralyzed”

Within the framework of the National Day of Struggle, scholars from Conisit This morning, they gave a symbolic hug at the organization's headquarters Research Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTMA) to Mar del PlataDenouncing the virtual “paralysis” of the Institute of Science and Technology and demanding its immediate reintegration Fired two workers.

“At Conicet, we have been going through a critical situation for a few months, and what is happening particularly in Mar del Plata is that we have two dismissed colleagues who guarantee the cleaning service in this institute with more than 500 workers. In Conicet there is no one left“, He expressed Cynthia Rodrigo, researcher at Conicet.

In statements by L 0223also ATE repHe explained that in the headquarters of Colon 10850 and in other parts of the country, there is concern about the intention of the government of Javier Miley to maintain The same as the 2023 budget. “We have a crisis in terms of everything related to employment, funding all the new lines of research, scholarships, job acceptances, but the biggest and most pressing concern is that we have layoffs in everything.” A country of people who were employed last year,” he lamented.

In this context, Rodrigo assessed that in light of this scenario, “there is no certainty about how CONSET will work,” as “With the same budget, we know that the organization works until mid-year at most.Because of the depreciation of the currency.

“In addition to any equal increase that we have, for example, you have to face the same budget. So calls have actually been put on hold, and people who got a grant or a position are no longer being hired.There is an almost paralysis to what Conset is like at this moment. “We realize that science must be funded, and without science there is no future.”