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Fiscal Assistants Announce Strike Measures Amidst Unpaid Salary Adjustments
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Fiscal Assistants Announce Strike Measures Amidst Unpaid Salary Adjustments

From ABC Color · (11h ago) Spanish Critical tone

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Paraguayan fiscal assistants are threatening to strike over unpaid salary adjustments mandated by a 2000 law.
  • The union SIASFIMIPP claims the state has failed to implement a 60% salary increase relative to fiscal agents, leading to a debt of at least G. 16,000 million.
  • A proposed budget expansion in the Chamber of Deputies aims to rectify this, but a similar expansion in the Senate excluded fiscal assistants, increasing their discontent.

The patience of fiscal assistants in Paraguay has reached its breaking point, and rightly so. For years, the state has failed to uphold Law N° 1.562/2000, which clearly stipulates that these essential public servants should receive 60% of a fiscal agent's salary. This is not a matter of asking for a handout; it is a demand for basic legal compliance and fair compensation.

the patience arrived at its limit

— Sindicato de Asistentes Fiscales del Ministerio Público (SIASFIMIPP)The union's statement in April warning about the non-compliance with salary adjustments.

Despite repeated warnings and public statements, including our own reporting at ABC Color, the government has dragged its feet. The recent announcement of "maximum alert" by the Sindicato de Asistentes Fiscales del Ministerio Público (SIASFIMIPP) is a clear signal that these dedicated professionals will no longer tolerate being overlooked. The debt, estimated at over G. 16,000 million, is a direct consequence of this neglect.

maximum alert

— SIASFIMIPPThe union's current state of readiness for action due to continued non-compliance.

While a budget expansion project has been presented in the Chamber of Deputies, the fact that a similar expansion in the Senate benefited only fiscal agents and deputy fiscal agents, while ignoring the assistants, is a slap in the face. It highlights a systemic disregard for the contributions of these vital legal support staff. We at ABC Color stand with the fiscal assistants in their fight for justice and urge lawmakers to act swiftly and decisively to rectify this long-standing injustice. Their work is crucial to the functioning of the justice system, and they deserve to be compensated accordingly.

we demand compliance with the law of the fiscal assistant, now!

— Fiscal AssistantsThe slogan written on posters placed in judicial offices across Paraguay.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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