Overview
- Employees at the three Cineteca sites held a symbolic action on Feb. 14 to protest precarious terms, including incomplete January pay and lack of contract certainty.
- Roughly 70% of about 340 staff work under professional services (“honorarios”) without base contracts, social security or standard benefits, according to the workers’ communiqué.
- The Culture Ministry and Cineteca say the majority of January payments were made, venues will not be paralyzed, and talks are underway with the Finance Ministry to address budget authorization and contracting.
- Workers filed a formal list of demands seeking basification or one‑ to three‑year contracts, advance notice for non‑renewal, additional hiring for expanded operations, salary increases, 40‑hour weeks with two days off, and transparency on pay and budgets.
- The collective warns it could pursue a legal claim and escalate to a broader stoppage if negotiations fail, while authorities emphasize continued dialogue to regularize payments and review employment status.