The number two of the organization, Gustavo Rodríguez, resigned due to disagreements with the policies of the government of Javier Milei. The president of the institute was on a tour of Japan, so the administration was left without signature at the time when 282 contracts were due to expire. Uncertainty about the future of more than 600 workers.
Amid tensions over the strong fit that the Government intends to carry out, resigned Gustavo Rodriguezwho until a few hours ago held the position of Vice President of the National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI). This was confirmed to him Ambit three sources of the body.
The president of INTI, Daniel Afione, He was on a trip to Japan so the administration was left virtually headless. The HR manager also left in recent weeks. At the end of last month 282 contracts have expired and workers still do not know whether they will continue in their jobs or not.
The departures in the Government continue
In this case it is about the number two at INTI, one of the most important bodies in the scientific-technological system, where conflict is growing due to the president’s intention Javier Milei to carry out layoffs, voluntary retirements and the closure of some 25 centers distributed throughout the country.
According to this media, Gustavo Rodríguez left the vice presidency exhausted by the pressures to adjust the structure. Along these lines, he also had disagreements with higher-ranking officials who had almost no decision-making power due to the absence of an industrial perspective.
At the same time, the president of the Institute Daniel Afione He spent two weeks on tour with the argument of his participation in the Latin America Japan Hydrogen Workshop 2024. Although the workers point out that the temporary nature coincided with the expiration of 282 self-employed contracts that are now in a kind of limbo, They did not receive any communication because the Human Resources manager also resigned.
That is the administration was virtually headlessIn the next few hours, Afione should resume his duties, but in the corridors of the INTI there are already doubts about his continuity.
Adding voluntary retirements, expiring contracts and layoffs, ATE INTI believes that the attendance could exceed 600 people. Similarly, there is uncertainty regarding the continuity of some 25 centers that the organization has in different parts of the country.
Source: Ambito
