After obtaining more than 430,000 signatures for its promotion, the PIT-CNT made this May 1 the kickoff for the campaign for the 2024 Elections under the slogan: “Towards popular triumph.”
The event, which began at 10:00 AM, was attended by different political figures from the different political parties and culminated with a speech by the president of the PIT-CNT, Marcelo Abdala. Among those present was the presidential candidate for the Frente Amplio (FA), Carolina Cossethe also Frenteamplista candidate, Yamandu Orsiand that of National Party (PN), Álvaro Delgado.
When speaking, Abdala pointed out: “The path will not be easy and financial power will use all its influences. Our greatest confidence is in knowing that there is no more powerful force than a people convinced of being workers of their destiny. Towards the end of October we, the simplest, will win, even if you don’t believe it, we will win”.
Regarding the number of signatures that were reached to achieve the plebiscite, he indicated that they “exceed the number of votes received by five of the seven political parties that today make up the government coalition”, accounting for “the full validity” of the popular movement as the main “shield” of the humble. “The people are full of moral reservations. The simple people are the most moving trench of class consciousness,” he added.
Work, the central theme
During the speech, Abdala admitted that the jobs lost in the pandemic were recovered and that “employment is equal to or above 2019.” However, he expressed concern about “the quality” of that employment and about youth unemployment, which is five times higher than in the rest of the population.
Regarding poverty, Abdala regretted that it affects some 360,000 people in the country. Uruguay, of which 150,000 are minors. “Poverty has been infantilized,” she highlighted.
On the other hand, he mentioned the bill that aims reduce working hours and which is currently in Parliament. The union leader defended the initiative and said that until today, some 700,000 people in Uruguay They work more than 40 hours a week and 500,000 of them are salaried.
“Always with the objective of improving life, if we are efficient and productivity improves, we respectfully propose to the entire political system that a law be approved as soon as possible that brings the working week to 40 hours a week, with 48-hour pay,” he asserted.
Meanwhile, he took the opportunity to fire against criticism of the plebiscite. “They are missing the truth when they say that we are going to expropriate the savings of Uruguayans. It is the same tool that the governments applied in the trusts of fifty- and forty-somethings. They will go where they should always have gone: to the BPS (Banco de Previsión Social).” he emphasized.
Source: Ambito
