More than 4,000 Santander workers mobilize today across Latin America

Over 4,000 Banco Santander workers in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Peru joined forces today to demand urgent changes to working conditions imposed by the bank. The Latin American day of mobilization against layoffs, growing job insecurity and the systematic outsourcing policies showed that just as these problems span national borders, so does the drive to fix them. 

The Santander Global Union Network called the day of action as part of a regional campaign denouncing the bank’s corporate model and to shed light on the common practices repeated across countries: massive outsourcing, denial of rights, repression of union organizing, and unjustified dismissals.

“Today we are witnessing a clear expression of the discontent felt by Santander workers across the region. The concern is not only about outsourcing, but also about layoffs, lack of dialogue and the growing obstacles to union organizing. It is essential that the bank listens to workers’ voices and commits to fairer and more sustainable labour relations,” said Marcio Monzane, Regional Secretary of UNI Americas.

The unions promise to keep fighting until the Spanish multinational negotiates conditions with workers. 

“Although the bank publicly presents an image of sustainability and social responsibility, its actions contradict these principles. Today’s mobilization aims to expose this contradiction and demand that Santander take responsibility for all the people who keep its operations running—regardless of their contractual status. Today we say it loud and clear: #StopSantanderLayoffs,” said Guillermo Maffeo, Regional Director of UNI Americas Finance.