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Despite the criticism it has received heto labor reform of the government of Gustavo Petro by unions and businessmen, from the side union they see the project with good eyes and defend it.
(See: The labor reform, new proof of support for Petro in Congress).
In a conversation with the newspaper EL TIEMPO, Francisco Maltés, president of the Unitary Confederation of Workers (CUT), He assured that the labor proposal will help improve job stability.
“Seeks that workers recover some lost rights, which have been taken away through various reforms in recent years“Maltés told EL TIEMPO.
(See: Increase in unemployment and more ‘buts’ from unions to the labor reform).
Asking what those rights would be recovered, the leader stated: “The subject of the employment contract for an indefinite term. They argued that more jobs were going to be created and in the end that was not the case. Also the return of the payment of nightly surcharges, which did not reduce wage costs or increase employment“.
According to Maltese, rising labor costs that have been criticized by unions and businessmen It would not affect the generation of employment.
“If lowering wages did not create employment, increasing them now minimally and not for all workers will not have an impact on unemployment, which depends on the economic environment“, argument.
Precisely, regarding the relationship that is maintained with the business community, the union leader commented that the differences between both parties are focused on night and sunday surcharges and in indefinite-term contracts, “because they don’t like job stability (employers)“.
(See: Labor reform: this is how “reinforced labor stability” would work).
And he sent them a message: “I would say that the employer should have greater respect for the workers“, with the labor reform.
Francisco Maltés, president of the CUT, who also leads the strike committee.
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Finally, regarding the pension reform, he commented: “We believe that Colpensiones affiliates should be people who earn up to 4 minimum wages and not 3, in addition that the income from the solidarity pillar is not 223,000 pesos, but 500,000 pesos“.
(If you want to read the complete interview of Francisco Maltés with EL TIEMPO, click here).
While Maltés highlights the labor reform as something good, unions like Fenalco and Andi have criticized it.
(See: How much would costs rise for a company with the labor reform).
Jaime Alberto Cabal, president of Fenalco, indicated that “the project leaves out 2 out of every 3 Colombians that make up the economically active population”.
And he added that, according to calculations by the union, unemployment will increase between 4.2 to 5.7 percentage points, lbequeathing 5 million Colombians without work.
AND Andi’s president, Bruce MacMaster, He stated that the bill did not include some proposals that solved the concerns that the businessmen had raised during the four months of talks.
(See: These are the changes of the labor reform filed in Congress).
“The final version differs in several very sensitive points for us from what was seen on Monday. The Government had the power to do so, but that leads to the concertation being in fewer points than we had originally seen“, held.
NOELIA CIGÜENZA RIAÑO
WEATHER – ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
