On January 13, Pambis Kyritsis, General Secretary of the WFTU, sent a letter to Argentina’s Secretary of Human Rights, Alberto Baños, demanding the immediate reinstatement of all dismissed workers and the unrestricted respect for the policies of Memory, Truth, and Justice.
See the letter below:
To the Secretary of Human Rights of the Nation, Dr. Alberto Baños
We have been informed that in recent times, during your administration, there has been a significant setback in the policies of Memory, Truth, and Justice. Similar concerns have been expressed by numerous national and international organizations, as well as by political and social forces and actors in Argentina.
It is well known that the site where the Secretariat you head is located, was one of the most emblematic clandestine centers of detention, torture, and extermination during the last civic-military dictatorship. Thanks to the work of the Secretariat of Human Rights, human rights organizations, and their dedicated workers, the most atrocious crimes to which a human being can be subjected have been documented there.
On behalf of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) and its 105 million members from 133 countries, I wish to express our concern about this serious regression and urge you to reverse the dismissal of workers who possess the necessary knowledge to uphold these policies, without whom it is evident that they cannot be sustained.
Without further ado, I extend my respectful regards,
Pambis Kyritsis
General Secretary of the WFTU
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