From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A.Wosni) Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 07:55:47 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [L-I] sfb: Freedom for Argentine jailed workers (fwd) raz schrieb: > > Freedom for Argentine jailed workers > > Date: August 14, 2001 9:54 AM > > > > Please distribute as widely as possible. > > > > > > ******* > > INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN: FREDOOM FOR INCARCERATED WORKERS IN ARGENTINA > > > > > > > > Dear Comrade: > > > > This letter is part of a national and international campaign for the > freedom > > of comrades workers Jos� Barraza, C�sar Raineri, Carlos Gil and Rub�n > Dar�o > > Z�rate, in jail by order of the Salta provincial justice. > > > > Comrades Barraza, Raineri, Z�rate and Gil are leaders and rank and file > > members of the Coordinating Councils of the Unemployed Workers of General > > Mosconi and Tartagal, cities in the north of the Argentinean province of > > Salta (near the border with Bolivia). > > > > The Coordinating Councils of the Unemployed Workers of General Mosconi > and > > Tartagal had fight indefatigably, since five years ago, for "work for all > or > > subsidy for the unemployed workers" and for the distribution of the > working > > hours among all the workers without reduction of the wages". > > > > The unemployment rate in Tartagal and General Mosconi, (with 50.000 > > inhabitants) reach 65% of the worker people. This towns, were, in the > past, > > flourishing cities, in which was a distillery of YPF (the state-owned oil > > company). When YPF was privatized, the new owners (the Spanish Repsol) > close > > the distillery and the towns death. Mostly unemployed people of General > > Mosconi are oil workers or building workers who worked for YPF. The > Tartagal > > and Mosconi zone is the second richest in gas production in all > Argentine, > > but in winter his inhabitants heat herself with firewood... > > > > In defense of his demands and in order to compel national and provincial > > governments keep his promises (never actually keep), Coordinating > Councils > > of the Unemployed Workers of General Mosconi and Tartagal block the > routes > > and fight several times against the Gendarmer�a (militarized police). The > > repressive forces had killed �in the last four years� five unemployed > > workers (know as �piqueteros� � �picket men�). > > > > The arrest of Barraza, Raineri and Gil is part of a repressive escalate > > against the unemployed workers and his organizations. They are accused of > > "sedition" with the argument that they use the unconstitutional "direct > > democracy" of Popular Assemblies and Unemployed and Workers Congress. > This > > repressive campaign reach his peak few days ago, when the Gendarmer�a > killed > > two workers (and wounded hundreds of them) in an attempt of to end a > route > > blockade in demand of wage rises for building workers. The workers were > dead > > or wounded by fire gun shots. > > > > Despite de repression, the government has been defeated by the worker > people > > of General Mosconi. The government had killed, has repressed and has > jailed > > but can�t stop the masses mobilization of the oppressed people. There had > > been massive popular mobilizations in the own city of General > > Mosconi �occupied by the repressive forces� in order to repudiate the > > repression and to demand the withdrawal of the Gendarmeria and the > freedom > > of his comrades in jail. > > > > The "picketer" movement had spread over all Argentine: the unemployed and > > the employed workers use the direct action methods as blockade of > streets, > > routes, bridges and even airport�s landing strip (in the fight against > the > > closure of the carrier Aerol�neas Argentinas) in order to support his > > demands. July 24, a Congress of Picketers Organizations all over > Argentine > > voted a national fight plan against the cut in wages and retirement > pensions > > established by the government and for the freedom of all incarcerated > > picketers. > > > > Dear Comrade. We apply to your solidarity in order to demand your help in > > the struggle for the freedom of the incarcerated �piqueteros�. First, > > denounce among the working people, the youth and the democratic citizens > the > > repression against the Argentinean workers. Second, sending letters to > the > > judges in demand of the freedom of Jos� Barraza, C�sar Raineri, Rub�n > Dar�o > > Z�rate y Carlos Gil, the end of the judicial process against them, and > the > > end of the political and repressive persecution against the unemployed > > workers and his organizations. > > > > In advance, thanks a lot. > > > > M�nica Galv�n > > General Secretary of Argentinean Workers Central (CTA) of Santa Cruz > > Province / member of the National Board of the Workers Pole > > > > N�stor Pitrola > > Member of the Congress of the Print Workers Federation of Buenos Aires / > > member of the National Board of the Workers Pole > > > > Jos� Villalba > > United Front of Unemployed Workers (Futrade - La Matanza) / member of the > > National Board of the Workers Pole > > > > Luis Oviedo > > National Committee of Partido Obrero (Workers Party) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---- > > > > Send protestations and demands for the freedom of Barraza, Raineri, Gil > and > > Z�rate to: > > > > Juzgado Federal N� 1 > > Espa�a 394 > > 4400 � Salta > > Rep�blica Argentina > > Fax 00 55 387 431 2289 / 54 387 431 1180 > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Dr. Fernando De la R�a > > Presidencia de la Naci�n > > Balcarce 50 > > 1064 � Ciudad de Buenos Aires > > Rep�blica Argentina > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Please, send a copy of your letter to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in order to give it to > > the comrades Barraza, Raineri, Z�rate y Gil. > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---- > > > > > > Send solidarity letters to: > > JOSE BARRAZA - CESAR RANIERI - CARLOS GIL � RUBEN DARIO ZARATE > > (the letters are for individuals; put the name of only one of the > comrades > > in each letter) > > SERVICIO PENITENCIARIO DE SALTA > > HIPOLITO YRIGOYEN 841 > > CP 4400 - SALTA > > REPUBLICA ARGENTINA > > Fax 00 55 387 428-0637 > > _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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