Union denounced Tango Dancers job insecurity and violent treatment by the owners of several bars and restaurants Caminito, a historic tourist strip located in the neighborhood of La Boca, which is visited by hundreds of foreigners daily.

"Together with some fellow dancers we are promoting measures against exploitation and job insecurity faced by tango dancers in Caminito. Is the first time that dancers come together, They organize and take concrete steps to claim their rights ", Telam said Oscar Acosta Andrada, lawyer and head of the Union of tango dancers.

Andrada Acosta explained that the last weekend from the Union went on strike in barsOld Rotisería -best known among the dancers as "Bachicha"- and inGennarino.

The lawyer said the move made it was "unheard of" in the history of tango dancers.

"In order for workers dancers enters a place in meBachicha to try to talk with the owner carrying a letter setting out clear and orderly fashion what the demands were. The owner of the place did not get me the letter and threw me out of the place. Something similar happened to me inGiannarino, unlike the landlord received the letter but me badly and demanded that I remove me ", he denounced.

And I add: "Since the Union was attempted and try to talk, but the owners try to keep the situationexploitation of dancers”.

The main demands were to reverse the violent treatment by employers; cessation of sexist treatment against ballerinas; decent pay and increased the basic; reduction of working time and adequate breaks; freedom to apply tips, which they constitute a majority of low pay and meals appropriate to the needs of dancers.

Jesica Gomez is a dancer and worked from 2011 inBachicha, where it was pitch last month after claiming improvements in their working conditions.

The woman told the agency that received ill-treatment by the owners of the place, who made her dance with your partner without respect rest times and under adverse conditions.

"Our schedule was 10.30 the morning until 18 hours, and forced to dance until the 12 although there are no customers in the place. And if it rained we continued with the danger of falling and injure us ", he emphasized.

Gomez charged for day 400 pesos plus tip for tourists, although the last time owners only place left "pass the hat" once per hour, which negatively affected their final remuneration.

further, in the fourth quarter learned that tourists were charged a surcharge of the 15% the show, money they never received.

The dancer and her partner recently initiated legal action against the owners of the place alluding abuse and their contractual status was irregular.

"Nowadays, as several dancers are unemployment, places have less presence of tourists because it is they who will especially see tango shows ", he explained.

By last, from the Tango Dancers Union They argue that "all tango dancers spend a lot of time, money and effort to professionalize, so that their rights must be respected ".

Source: https://telefenoticias.com.ar/ – 20 November 2019