Weekly Report - 04 October 2012 (WR-12-39)

This week the Argentine government of President Cristina Fernández was forced to backtrack on a decree (1307/12) relating to adjustments in the pay scale of members of the paramilitary security forces – the gendarmerie (GNA) and the naval prefecture (PNA) – after the changes triggered massive protests, with agents claiming the measures had resulted in 30%-60% pay cuts. When announcing the decision to halt the measure and backpay the agents in October to receive the same wage as last month, Chief of Cabinet Juan Manuel Abal Medina said the government would now launch a detailed investigation to determine if the cuts had been the result of the “disastrous” implementation of the decree or if they had more sinister causes, “looking to create chaos, using those below to maintain the privileges of those at the top. We are not going to mix the just with the sinners”.

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