Collective Action

Court officials announced that they will strike throughout the month of September due to deteriorating living and working conditions. In a press release, justice auxiliaries — legal professionals such as clerks and bailiffs — wrote that “the citizen, in general, and the auxiliary of justice, in particular, can no longer meet their daily needs,” adding that they “are fighting to find solutions allowing them to continue” in view of the “multidimensional crises” affecting the country. The legal professionals also complained about transportation costs, which they say have become “equivalent to the salary of an employee.” The court officials, however, indicated that they will continue to visit their workplaces to accomplish certain urgent tasks within legal deadlines.