The Permanent Commission for the Agreement on Salary and Labor Policies, made up of the trade unions, unions and the Government, met to advance in the consolidation of the final text of the labor reformswhich will be filed this Thursday before Congress.
“We will make an effort to advance with the articles and it must continue to be strengthened through social dialogue for its construction, in the midst of the difference,” said the Labor Minister, Gloria Inés Ramírez.
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The document was developed in three parts. The first talks about the constitutional principles of labor law with equal opportunities for workers, minimum remuneration and special protection for women.
The second component refers to individual labor law so that there is reinforced job stability, prioritizing indefinite-term contracts, in addition to recover night and holiday surcharges, protection for work on digital platformsespecially in distribution or delivery, and decarbonization of jobs and reduction of gaps.
And the third has to do with the collective right to work, such as union association, collective bargaining and strike.
He President of the Unitary Central of Workers (CUT), Francisco Maltés, He stated that they are making an effort so that the reforms become a reality.
Fenalco calculates that if the reform is approved as it was known in the first draft, the companies could assume costs of between 12 and 17 percent and in some cases they would rise up to 20 percent.
In this way, according to his calculations, labor costs in 2023 would increase between 30 and 35 percent, compared to last year. This figure results from adding an additional 2 percent for the reduction of the working day this year to 47 hours, plus the 16 percent increase in the minimum wage and the costs of the reform, which on average were between 12 and 17 percent.
“I give special recognition to the minister for activating the subcommittee both with the employers and with the trade unions, where there are several agreed aspects related to the defense of workers’ rights and that have to do with not affecting employment and reducing the country’s informality,” said the Andi’s president, Bruce MacMaster.
Finally, the president of Acopi’s national board of directors, Jairo Pulecio, assured: “We are pleased to have led this truly democratic exercise to consensus on fundamental and structural issues for business strengthening.”
