By Ángeles Balderrama June 15, 2024 – 1:17 p.m.
Last Monday the Official Gazette published the resolution 178/2024 whose objective is to initiate a plan to reorganize the Access Centers to the Justice(CAJ). Although the province of Mendoza owns three, at least two of them could close. What are the reasons given by the government of Javier Milei.
The CAJ, dependent on the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Nation, are offices that provide free primary legal care services, with the objective of bring solutions to the community for problems related to social security, family, work and documentation, among others. As indicated, from 2020 to 2024, the more than 100 offices distributed throughout the territory received 623,782 queries.
Despite this, resolution 178/2024 highlights that “it was possible to observe – in general terms – the existence of an excessive oversizing of the functional structure and human resources, leasing of high-cost properties, excessive employees, inefficiency and inefficiency in obtaining results specific matters linked to the matter of their competence”.
In turn, the National Government highlighted that procedures unrelated to their task were carried out (loading the SUBE card, obtaining documents, etc.), as well as the lack of training of employees, non-attendance at work and a lot of political action unrelated to their work.
“At the moment, There are ONE HUNDRED FIVE (105) offices throughout the national territory, with a total of 400 employees approximately. 2, 4 or 12 employees work in each office,” they noted in the resolution.
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The situation in the province of Mendoza
In the province of Mendoza there are only three Access to Justice Centers: one in the City of Mendoza, another in Godoy Cruz (La Gloria neighborhood) and a third center in San Rafael. Of them, it is estimated that only one remains.
“It has been rumored for a couple of weeks and a week ago a file appeared titled ‘Closing of Access to Justice Centers’. Some meetings were held but it led to the closure of 81 CAJ, out of 105 there are“he explained to Andean Site the Cuyo Regional Coordinator of the CAJ, Juan Dantiacq.
As Dantiacq explained, they would leave one per province, although it is unknown which one it will be. “We have no choice but to visualize the public policy that has been in place for 15 years in the territory,” he said.
For his part, he highlighted that although In Greater Mendoza there are two CAJs, both share the same staff, who take turns providing assistance in the La Gloria neighborhood. “We doubled down to serve a point where rent is not paid,” he highlighted.
And he added: “We are struck by the numbers they say, the tasks they say we do, like loading the SUBE. We we have addressed issues of gender violence, family (food, exclusion from home), victims of abuse, victims of crimes, documentation, among others”.
The numbers of Justice
Mendoza: 3 CAJ
- Employees: 7 between the central offices and Godoy Cruz, and 4 in San Rafael.
- Rent: paid at the Center offices and in San Rafael. Cost: $60,000 and $45,000 respectively.
San Juan: 2 CAJ
- Employees: 4 in two offices
- Rent: the office does not pay rent.
saint Louis: 2 CAJ
- Employees: 3 in two offices
- Rent: the office does not pay rent.
With the closure of 81 centers, the Government hopes that “technological advances will allow citizens to access the same service offered by the CAJs in a completely digital way and without the need to attend a state agency in person.”
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