EDITORIAL - DIGNITY
National strike in support of the teachers of Jujuy - GREMIALESThe governments of Jujuy and Salta are armed to deepen the adjustment -LABOR LEGISLATIONBlack storms. The anarchist FORA in the city of Buenos Aires (1930-1943)- REVIEWSRebellion and dignity - OPINIONDignified misery - OPINIONThe Workers' Organization: meetings, disagreements and possible utopias- ACTIVITIESStrikes for Dignity - HISTORYDIGNITYThe previous issue of Organización Obrera problematized the way in whichfragmentation and job insecurity distracted the working class from theidea of belonging. Understanding our link with the market at times likethese implies, among many other issues, analyzing the way in which theemployment construct has become a heterogeneous idea: an amalgamation ofdifferent tasks where a few fill their pockets, cut class conquests and,the workers not only suffer the loss of wages: they also lose (or puttheir lives at risk).According to the INDEC report (fourth quarter of 2022) the averageincome was 58,564 ARS (total population). Of the group studied, 9.6million people entered the category of "salaried" (median income:$100,506) and 3.4 million people appear as "non-salaried" (medianincome: $82,521). The wage gap in the second quarter of 2022 was 27.7%:employed women had to work 8 days and 10 hours more than employed men toearn the same as them in a month. The INDEC reports that in the fourthquarter of 2022 the activity rate reached 47.6%[1], unemployment44.6%[2]and the unemployment rate 6.3%[3]. The basic family basketduring the analyzed period ranged between 10,000 - 11,000 ARS.So far some figures. A quick and objective reading would place a blanketof optimism in front of the figures shared by the organization in itstechnical report. However, the day to day of the workers reveals thatthe loss of purchasing power, decreased quality of life and access tobasic services is increasingly declining. How is this daily existencelinked to the " hard and objective figures" from official organizations?While we are writing this editorial, workers and their families die (orget sick) every day due to working conditions, those who no longer playthe employment game die from the cold in the "richest" city in theterritory. The housing emergency that affects thousands of people on adaily basis deserves a separate chapter.Meanwhile, the media invite us to the "democracy party" in view of thenext elections. Party for whom? For extractivist companies? For the IMF?For the political class that continues to show clear signs of contempttowards the workers? For the union dome that supports those posts withblood and fire?"Work dignifies", who/is it? Today work is killing us[4]and theproductive model is guaranteeing that no one else can live (at least inthe way we do at present) in the coming decades.If we delve into the etymology of the word dignity we will find that,like so many others, it derives from the Latin (dignitas) and refers tothe value of the individual as a human being: "everyone must berespected for the fact of being a person and in no case some Theydeserve more respect or consideration than others." It sounds like thoseinternational treaties to which governments adhere without reallyunderstanding what it is about and then use to change the letter ofcertain rules (always without social consensus) that serve to sticksocial, environmental, labor protests, etc.In this new issue, with which we restart an annual work cycle, we wantto do so by defining a path of reflection and thought that, although itis not new, we believe will help us, or so we hope, to criticallyreaffirm the bases of our action day by day. day in pursuit of labororganization. That is why the word "dignity" will serve as a temporarycartography to, based on forum thought, try to understand who we are,the organized people, what makes us workers, what organizes us, why, forwhat in the face of a year where each It is increasingly clear that themain political forces, far from splitting, are coming closer to a commoneconomic and political program.That is why it is urgent to organize ourselves as a class and that iswhy the texts that make up the puzzle of this issue invite theconstruction of a thought that is action and organization. After all, weworkers have these tools in our DNA: it is time to value them to achieveour emancipation.[1]The activity rate (TA) measures the economically active population(EAP) over the total population.[2]The employment rate (ET) measures the proportion of employed personsin relation to the total population.[3]The unemployment rate (TD) considers people who do not have a job,are available for work and are actively seeking employment, as aproportion of the economically active population (EAP).[4]Just to cite examples: the subway workers (and passengers) exposed toasbestos, the workers of companies such as ALUAR or the emblematic caseof Fabián Tomassi.https://organizacion-obrera.fora.com.ar/https://organizacion-obrera.fora.com.ar/2023/07/03/dignidad/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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