Argentina: Update to ARG34819.E of 24 July 2000 on the transfer of the retirement fund of the Mendoza branch of the Health Care Workers' Association of Argentina (Asociación de Trabajadores de la Sanidad Argentina, ATSA) to the Pensions and Retirement Funds Administrators (Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones, AFJP); situation of Juan Carlos Navarro, secretary general of the ATSA in Mendoza; name of a counsel to the Ministry of Health (1996 - March 2001)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 22 March 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG36837.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: Update to ARG34819.E of 24 July 2000 on the transfer of the retirement fund of the Mendoza branch of the Health Care Workers' Association of Argentina (Asociación de Trabajadores de la Sanidad Argentina, ATSA) to the Pensions and Retirement Funds Administrators (Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones, AFJP); situation of Juan Carlos Navarro, secretary general of the ATSA in Mendoza; name of a counsel to the Ministry of Health (1996 - March 2001), 22 March 2001, ARG36837.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be0b0.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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No information pertaining specifically to the transfer of the retirement fund of the Mendoza branch of the Health Care Workers' Association of Argentina (Asociación de Trabajadores de la Sanidad Argentina, ATSA) to a Pensions and Retirement Funds Administrator ( Administradora de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones, AFJP) could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, a number of reports refer to the Federation of Health Care Workers' Associations of Argentina (Federación de Asociaciones de Trabajadores de la Sanidad Argentina, FATSA), with which the Mendoza ATSA is affiliated (FATSA n.d.); it was a shareholder in the private pension fund AFJP Claridad as recently as June 1998, with FATSA secretary general Carlos West Ocampo described as a member of the board of directors of this entity (Clarín 31 Jan. 1998; ibid. 14 June 1998; Partido de la Liberación 1998; ibid. n.d.). In June 1998, major AFJP Claridad shareholders, including the FATSA, agreed to sell their stake in the pension fund to Orígenes AFJP, whose majority shareholder was the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires (Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) (Clarín 14 June 1998; La Nación 22 June 1998).
According to a 1997 FATSA report, a "massive campaign" (campaña masiva) was conducted in 1996 to promote membership in the AFJP Claridad pension fund among Federation members. This campaign reportedly led to a significant increase in the number of fund subscribers, from 15,000 to 30,000 individuals by the month of December (ibid.). The report added that the success of this exercise was due to the "determined participation" (decidida participación) of all of the Federation's secretary generals (ibid.).
Numerous reports published between 3 January 2000 and 28 January 2001 describe Juan Carlos Navarro as secretary general of the ATSA in Mendoza (Diario Los Andes 3 Jan. 2000; ibid. 7 Jan. 2000; ibid. 14 Nov. 2000; ibid. 28 Jan. 2001; Canal 9 Televida 5 Jan. 2001).
In July 2000, Navarro participated in a meeting with the Mendoza director of hospitals, the president of the Medical Association (Círculo Médico) and the executive director of the Mendoza Central Hospital to discuss ways of improving the image of both the Hospital and the entire public health sector (CorreoNoticias 29 July 2000). Reports had earlier been published in a local newspaper alleging wrong-doing by hospital personnel, including improper business dealings with private health clinics and discrimination against patients (ibid.).
In January 2001, Navarro was reportedly a speaker at a demonstration by public sector employees in the City of Mendoza, who were protesting changes in seniority provisions within the civil service (Canal 9 Televida 5 Jan. 2001).
No information linking Navarro to changes in the status of the Mendoza ATSA pension fund could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
No names of counsels to the Ministry of Health counsel could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Canal 9 Televida [Mendoza]. 5 January 2001. "Protesta de estatales."
Clarín [Buenos Aires]. 14 June 1998. Oscar Martinez. "La AFJP Orígenes se quedará con Claridad."
_____. 31 January 1998. "La AFJP busca socio."
CorreoNoticias [Mendoza]. 29 July 2000. "El Gobierno hará una auditoría en el Hospital Central."
Diario Los Andes [Mendoza]. 28 January 2001. "Los gremios amenazan con parar si Iglesias veta la ley de presupuesto."
_____. 14 November 2000. "Las protestas sociales se extienden a la provincia."
_____. 7 January 2000. "Siguen los tironeos entre el Ejecutivo y gremios estatales."
_____. 3 January 2000. "Los gremialistas, en pie de guerra por los contratos."
Federación de Asociaciones de Trabajadores de la Sanidad Argentina (FATSA). 1997. "Memoria año 1996."
_____. n.d. "Datos filiales ATSA."
La Nación [Buenos Aires]. 22 June 1998. Orlando Andrada. "Niegan que vaya a ser privatizado el Banco de Córdoba."
Partido de la Liberación. 1998. "New Forms of Exploitation of the Working Class in Argentina in the Name of 'Greater Labour Flexibility.'"
_____. n.d. "El caso concreto de las privatizaciones en Argentina."
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases.
Ministerio de Desarollo Social y Salud de la Provincia de Mendoza.
Superintendencia de Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones (SAFJP), Buenos Aires.
Superintendencia de Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones (SAFJP), Mendoza.
Internet sites including:
Canal 9 Televida [Mendoza]. Sintesis de noticias. Aug. 2000-Mar. 2001.
La Capital [Rosario]. 2000-2001.
Clarín [Buenos Aires]. 1997-2001.
Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT)
Cuyo Noticias [Mendoza]. Aug. 2000-Mar. 2001.
Diario Los Andes [Mendoza]. Feb.-May; Sept. 2000-Mar. 2001.
Federación de Asociaciones de Trabajadores de la Sanidad Argentina (FATSA)
Gobernación de Mendoza.
La Nación [Buenos Aires]. 1997-2001.
Superintendencia de Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones (SAFJP)
