2023-11-25 13:30:00
Unanimously, the Municipal Council approved the agreement between the municipal government and the Waste Recyclers Cooperative that will allow them to stop being beneficiaries of a municipal subsidy and become a service provider company. with remuneration commensurate with the work performed.
Under the watchful eye of the ARB, the councilors approved this agreement for two years and not for five as established in the original project of the Municipal Executive.
The project generated extensive debate at the Municipal Council session. PUL councilor Gerardo Del Río valued the work carried out by the cooperative in the garbage dump, but questioned that Mayor Gustavo Gennuso presented an agreement for five years a few days following leaving the government.
«If the work of the recyclers is really valued, why did they wait until the last day before leaving to sign this agreement? Did you remember now? They tie the next administration to a five-year agreement that perhaps might be worked out in another way. There are things that this administration is doing in a hurry«Del Río lashed out.
The agreement, which had to be ratified by the Municipal Council with eight positive votes, had the approval of the recyclers since the municipality It assures them a fixed monthly payment for a minimum of 80 tons of recovered waste, plus extra rewards for “productivity”.
Councilor Gerardo Ávila highlighted the work of the cooperative: «No one chooses to go looking for garbage as their life’s destiny. Many of you have done it, in principle, out of necessity and no one puts themselves in the shoes of what it means to be stuck in the garbage all day. “We must give them tools and the best equipment to make it a decent and safe job.”
The councilor of the Frente de Todos Julieta Wallace expressed some objections to the agreement, warning that some points “were not clear or might be detrimental to the recyclers themselves.” «They are not asking for a treatment on tables, an express treatment and doubts arise that I do not know if we will be able to resolve today. The payment in exchange for the association’s work is tied to a classification method, through a platform. How does this platform work? », she asked.
And he added: «These are logical questions for a committee treatment. “The executive has thrown this project over our head, which raises many doubts.”
Finally, Wallace proposed approving the agreement for a period of two years, which was accepted by the rest of his colleagues. “It is not the expectation of the association, but it would be possible today with a project that came in on time and that we are treating on a table,” said Wallace.
Gladys Pichiñando, the president of the ARB which groups 68 workers, warned that they would accept the proposal for the two years although with some discontent. «I’m not leaving happy because it’s not what we came for. It is unfortunate. I invite you to go see the work we do to understand why we need this agreement,” he said.
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