In the context of numerous layoffs in various agencies of the Argentine State, Pope Francis assured his prayers for the workers of the Télam news agency, who recently lost their jobs.
“Sometimes I worry a little about communication when I see a situation of insecurity and I think about the workers of Télam, for example, as if we can’t see the future and we don’t know for sure how the path will continue,” the Holy Father expressed in A video broadcast this April 8 by Somos Télam, says that it belongs to the former workers.
“I pray for the workers who are in this nebulous situation,” Francisco concluded in the short video.
On 1 March when inaugurating the ordinary sessions of Congress, President Javier Milei announced that he would close the agency: “We are going to close the Télam agency, which has been used in recent decades as a Kirchnerist propaganda agency,” he said at that time. moment.
Télam’s website stopped working three days later, notifying its employees about the “exemption” from going to work a few hours in advance. That Monday, both headquarters were fenced off, making entry impossible.
On 3 April, Wednesday, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni confirmed that layoffs in the State are around “15,000,” increasing tension between the Government and the workers’ unions, which are carrying out strikes, stoppages, mobilizations and taking over buildings as a sign of protest.
Among the affected organizations, in addition to the Télam agency, are the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (Conicet), the Ministry of Health and the National Social Security Administration (ANSES).