The 920 workers at the FATE tire factory in Argentina, owned by the national capital group Madanes Quintanilla, are resisting by remaining on the premises where the illegal and fraudulent decision by management to close the iconic 86-year-old industrial factory is being implemented. The employer is violating a signed commitment not to carry out any layoffs until June 30.

FATE is one of the country's major industrial plants to close in the context of the industrial crisis caused by the ultra-liberal, pro-imperialist, and anti-worker economic policies of Javier Milei's government, which has already led to the closure of 22,000 companies.

The workers and the Sutna, their class-struggle oriented and combative union, denounce that the FATE warehouses have all the supplies needed to start production immediately. During the summer holidays (January to March), the technical shutdown and maintenance of the machinery was carried out. For the reasons stated, the closure of the plant is an act of employer abuse.

The owner of FATE is one of the richest men in the country and the head of a consortium—owner of Aluar, the only aluminum company in the country, among others—which has been boosted by the profits obtained from FATE.

Sutna is engaged in a plan of action, remaining at the factory and demanding the reopening of the plant, the resumption of its production activity, and the reinstatement of all workersFor all these reasons, the undersigned declare our solidarity with the struggle of the FATE workers and call on workers around the world to show their solidarity with their just struggle.

Tariq Ali (Pakistán)- Alex Callínicos (King´s College London- Socialist Worker´s Party United Kingdom)- Eric Toussaint (Portavoz CADTM Bélgium)- Miguel Mora (Director CTXT Spain)- Paul Murphy (People Before Profit Parliament Member Ireland)- Güneş Gümüş (Socialist Laborer´s Party -SEP- Leader Turkey)- Panagiotis Xoplidis (Communist Liberatios Greece)- Roberto Luzzi (SI Cobas- Italy)- Prieto Basso (Revolutionary Internationalist Tendency Italy)- Miguel Urban (former Member European Parliament Anticapitalistas Spain)- Mónica Baltodano (Articulación de Movimientos Sociales Nicaragua)- Savvas Matsas (Workers Revolutionary Party Greece)- Steve Seltzer (United Front Comitte for Labour Party- EEUU)- Frank García Hernández (Comunistas Cuba) and signatures below:

AMÉRICA:

México:

Diego Hernández Galván- Grupo Acción Revolucionaria/ Anacleto Juárez- Federico Bocanegra- Spartacist Group México- International Communist League/ Mauro Espínola Terán- Historiador El Colegio de México- Alternativa Socialista/ José Enciso- Academic Staff of the Autonomous University of Zacatecas Union/ José Luis Gallardo- Felipe Diaz- UNAM/ Tula Bernal- Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo

Brasil:

Luis Guilherme Giordano Tribuna Clasista/ Guilherme Soares Journalist Mesa de Debates/Flo Menezes- San Pablo University/ Wanderson Melo- Fluminense Federal University/ Edgardo Loguercio- Journalist

Nicaragua:

Mónica Baltodano- former Sandinista Commander- Articulación de Movimientos Sociales

Venezuela: Simón Rodríguez- Investigador- Socialismo y Libertad Party/ José Capitán- Opción Obrera

Cuba:

Frank García Hernández- Sociologist and Historian- Comunistas Cuba

EEUU

Steve Seltzer- United Front Comitte for Labour Party/ Ricardo Ortiz- Labor Researcher- Socialist Anti Imperialist/ Julia Emery- Production Manager of Spartacist- International Communist League/ Jason Cohen- Friends of Swazi Freedom/ Roozbeh Bolhari – Workers' Rights Journalist/ Elizabeth Milos- UPTE members for Palestine/ Richard Tan- Attorney/ Sussen Miller- July 26 Boston Cuba Coalition/ Sofia Rosenfeld- Independent Activist

Chile:

Claudio Gonzalez- Fuerza 18 de Octubre/ Tom Mix- State Workers Union

Perú:

Rossana Mandujano- Daniel Mathews Carmelino- Anticapitalistas/ Walter Carrera Álvarez- Transport Association- Lola Cruz- Ayllu Intipaqari Yachay

Bolivia:

Adriana Guzmán- Journalist and women's rights activist/ Jubithza Helen Villegas- Proyecto Político Leales

Uruguay:

Marcelo Gomez- Agrupación de Trabajadores "La Fragua"

Ecuador:

Mario Unda- Central University/ Carlos Pastor Pazmiño- Simón Bolívar University

Colombia:

José Rangel- Judicial workers' union

Costa Rica

Tatiana Gamboa- Palestina Solidarity Movement

EURASIA

Pakistán: Tariq Ali

Turkey:

Güneş Gümüş – Socialist Laborer's Party Leader/ Atilla Karagöz- President, Black Sea Workers' Association/ Aydın Deniz– Vice President of the Alevi Bektashi Federation/ Hubyar Sultan- Alevi Cultural Association/ Cihan Erdoğan- President of Divriği Cultural Association/ Janset Özdemir- Academic Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey/ Zelal Beyaz Karçal- Academic/ Özgür Karabulut- Construction Workers' Union General President- Revolutionary Construction and Road Workers' Union – DİSK/ Esra Akbalık- Architect/ Engin Karaman- Istanbul Topkapi Universty/ Kivanc Eliacik- Social Labor Union- Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions DISK/ Şenol Karakaş- Revolutionary Socialist Workers’ Party/ Atilla karagöz- Black Sea Workers Association/ Fatmagül Aydemir- Research Asistant Istanbul Bilgi University/ Yahya Sefa Ekinci- Research Assistant Istanbul Bilgi Üniversity/ Erkan Bayrak – Leader of the Textile Workers’ Union of Forces/ Tahsin Mert Saygın – Private Sector Teachers’ Union Universities Branch/ İnci Gürkan – Private Sector Teachers’ Union Ankara Provincial Council Member/ Emre Başer- Hamit Cansever – Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees' Union Central Executive Board- Central Executive Board Members- Confederation of Public Employees' Unions KESK-/ Tonguç Özkan – President of the United Trade Union of Transport Employees KESK/ Erol Soğancı- Bayram Ali Yanoğlu- Ali Görgeç- Seydi Önder- Osman Tekelioğlu- Osman İlhan- Mehmet Taşçı- Kamil Püskül- Kocaoğlu- Emin Çalık- Sertip Kartal- Davut Talaş- Ali Genç- Ali Öncü- Halil Türk- Gökay Özdal - Energy, Water, and Gas Workers' Union Leaders/ Fehmi Ateş- President, Balıkesir-Eskişehir Branch – Cellulose and Paper Industry Workers' Union/ Kamil Kartal- Electricity, Gas, Water, and Dam Workers' Union- DİSK/ Murat Beke- Former Vice President - Miners' Union/ Vedat Ünal – Former General Secretary- Mine Workers' Union/ Mustafa Öztaşkın – Former President Oil, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Workers' Union/ Ege Mehmet Akman- Academic- Bilgi University/ Kübra Işık- Academic- Esenyurt University/ Esra Akbalık- Academic- Doğuş University/ Müjdat Yıldız - Journalist Cumhuriyet

United Kingdom:

Alex Callinicos- King's College London- Socialist Workers Party/ Sandy Nicoll- UNISON Honary Life Member/ Martin Empson- Campaign Against Climate Change/ Joseph Choonara- Leicester University and College Union Chair/ Megan Povey- University of Leeds/ Chris Thomas- Bectu Trade Union/ Kate Klein- Partisan Defence Committee/ Foo Wong- National Education Union/ Matthias Kispert- Research Fellow, University of Westminster/ RonnieTurus- University and College Union/ Morag Gillie -SWP/ Felicity Dowling Left Unity

Greece:

Panagiotis Xoplidis- Communist Liberation Party/ Savvas Michael Matsas- Workers Revolutionary Party/ Kreasidis Giorgos- High School Teachers Union of Thessaloniki/ Dimitris Vasileiadis- Communist Liberation/ Yannis Elafros- Journalist, Member of Editorial Board of PRIN Newspaper/ Dimitris Stamoulis- Journalist

Italy:

Roberto Luzzi- Fabio Santoro- SI Cobas/ Eddy Sorge- Unemployed Workers' Movement November 7th/ Pietro Basso Revolutionary Internationalist Tendency

Ireland:

Paul Murphy- People Before Profit Member of Parliament/ Conor Reddy- PBP Group Leader Dublin City Council/ Shaun Harkin- PBP Councillor- Derry City/ Gerry Carroll- PBP Member of the Legislative Assembly- North Ireland/ Eddie Conlon- Former Hon Secretary Teachers Union of Ireland/ Brian Kelly- UCU Belfast- North Ireland/ Mick Jackson- Unite the Union/ Rebekah Corbett- Equality Rep. Unite Community & Not for Profit branch/ Craig Malloy- Branch Secretary & Irish Executive Committee Member Unite- North Ireland/

Bélgium:

Eric Toussaint- Portavoz CADTM

Spain:

Miguel Mora- Director CTXT/ José Manuel Rambla- Journalist/ David Karvala- Marx XXI/ Miguel Urban- Brais Fernández- Anticapitalistas/ Natalia Carrillo Villamizar- Independent activist

Germany:

Mino Hemati- Journalist Rahi Zan TV/ Aso Fotuhi- Labour activist/ Mehdy Toupchi – Workers' Rights Activist// Sharareh Rezaei- Women's rights activist

France:

Eric Jarry - Federation of Chemical Industry Trade Unions FO / Jean Baptiste Thomas - École Polytechnique Paris - University of Poitiers / Negin Aramesh - Women's Rights Activist / Atefeh Rangriz - Workers' Rights Activist

Austria:

Michael Pröbsting- Revolutionary Communist International Tendency

Poland:

Andrzej Żebrowski- Editor Workers Democracy

ÁFRICA Y OCEANÍA

Namibia:

Lourens Soreseb- Lazarus Lyambo- Workers United/ Hennie van Wyk- War veteran

Australia:

Federico Fuentes- Editor Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal/ Jeffrey McCarthy- Journalist/ David Glanz- Solidarity