Mariana Sommaruga

Mariana Sommaruga is a prominent Uruguayan trade union leader and a key figure within the PIT-CNT (Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores - Convención Nacional de Trabajadores), the largest trade union center in Uruguay. Recently, she has been in the news for her strong advocacy against child poverty, urging the government to declare a national emergency regarding the issue and proposing a concrete plan to eradicate it, emphasizing the need for social justice while critiquing the economic disparities in the country.