- The Government of Navarra has cut the budget for the Kattalingune partnership, dedicated to sexual and legal care for the LGTBI+ group: almost EUR 38,000 less. Kattalingune and LGTBI+ staff have warned of the disruption of service continuity so far. They believe that workers will be dismissed as a result of the reduction.
Within the Navarro Institute for Equality, Kattalingun offers attention to the LGTBI+ collective. He stopped on Monday to report that by next year the government will spend almost EUR 38,000 less on service. They warn of the loss of quality of care offered by the Association throughout Navarre, as well as the risk it poses to workers.
At the doors of the Parliament of Pamplona, Kattalingune workers, representatives of the LAB trade union and pro-rights agents of the LGTBI+ group have concentrated on Monday to expose the arguments of the protest. The budget that the service has had this year would also be short for next year, taking into account inflation, have not increased and have also reduced the subsidy for 2023.
The reduction took place in November, when the Equality Institute opened the public tender for the service contract. Furthermore, the contract worsens the conditions of workers, adding eight hours per week of work and increasing the workload.
Cuts would worsen service quality and working conditions
In addition to cattalingunes, the Dekumas, Despertrans, EHGAM, Safika, Transkolore, Ilotaledo, Naiz, Lugatibe, 28J and Kukuluak associations have also signed the letter requesting the cancellation of the invitation to tender. However, the Government of Navarra has responded negatively, as Berria has received. The signatories also demand that workers should not be dismissed. Because with this budget they do not believe that they can all be maintained.
Eight years of activity in Kattalingun
The Equality Institute created in 2016 a public service aimed at the LGTBI+ collective. Information and counselling services, sexual and legal care, care for LGTBI+ agents and training are free for all Navarre from the headquarters of Pamplona, Tudela, Irurtzun, Tafalla and Estella.