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The Meat Industry Workers Federation (in Spanish: ''Federación Obrera de la Industria de la Carne'', abbreviated FOIC) was a trade union of meat workers in Argentina. The union was founded in the early 1930s.〔Puiggrós, Rodolfo. ''(El peronismo: sus causas )''. (Aires ): Carlos Pérez ed, 1971. p. 33〕 FOIC was led by the Communist Party of Argentina.〔Bergquist, Charles W. ''(Labor in Latin America: Comparative Essays on Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, and Colombia )''. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1986. pp. 152-153, 156〕 José Peter was the general secretary of FOIC.〔Bergquist, Charles W. ''(Labor in Latin America: Comparative Essays on Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, and Colombia )''. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1986. pp. 154-155〕 ==1932 strike== FIOC led a major strike in the Argentinian meat-packing industry in 1932. The strike began on May 20, 1932, and followed strikes in the tram workers' and farmers' strikes in March and April the same year.〔Cena, Juan Carlos. ''(Breve historia de las masacres en la Argentina - La clase obrera y el pueblo no van al paraíso - Parte III )〕 Although it only lasted for less than two weeks, it was the largest strike in the country since 1917-1918. The union shut down the largest meat-packing plant in the world, Anglo Frigorífico in Avellaneda. The strike spread to other meat-packing plants in Avellaneda and some workers also joined it in Berisso.〔 In preparations for the strike, the communists were able to benefit from their experiences with clandestine activism. As they were unable to hold large public meetings, they contacted workers and held small clandestine meetings with them. The meetings were camouflaged as picnics, festivals or other social gatherings.〔 At Anglo Frigorífico, 4,000 workers joined the strike. Around 3,000 workers participated in the daily mass meetings organized by FOIC and CUSC at Anglo Frigorífico. On May 21, 1931 FOIC mobilized a mass meeting at another meat-packing plant, La Blanca, with 2,500 participants. Violence erupted during the strike, and the Communist Party issued a call for workers' self-defense. On May 22, 1932, a meeting was held in Salon Verdi in La Boca. During this meeting, Peter called for continuation of the strike and condemned CGT and FORA for not having joined the strike.〔 However, the strike resulted in a failure for FOIC. The strike was met with repression, striking workers were assaulted by police forces. Police raided the FOIC headquarters and shut it down. In the industries, strikebreakers were brought in to substitute striking workers.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meat Industry Workers Federation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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