In the midst of the debate over the labor reformsthe representative of the Directorate of Employment, Labor and Social Affairs of the odeVeerle Miranda, questioned the subcontracting of jobs that exist in Colombia and invited the Government to prohibit union contracts and other abusive figures.
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“Companies should be required to formalize employees who work under abusive outsourcing to give access to all basic labor rights”, he stated in a forum organized by the Ministry of Labor and the National University.
This is precisely one of the points that the reform wants to end, which is expected to be debated next week in Congress. The Minister of Labor, Gloria Inés RamírezHe has repeatedly said that he wants to eliminate this type of figures and that people hired through third parties would have the same rights.
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Gloria Inés Ramírez, Minister of Labor.
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One of the criticisms received of the project is the possible impact it could have on employment. Economic unions like phenalco They have warned that measures such as bringing night work forward to 7 p.m. would increase labor costs and, in particular, small and medium-sized companies, which represent the majority of the business fabric, would be affected.
There is no need to be afraid because we maintain employment generation policies
Faced with these criticisms, Ramírez sent a message to the political and economic sectors. “What I have told the unions and the political lords is not to create chaos in the country, not to instill fear, that this reform is not scary. There is no need to be afraid because we maintain employment generation policies”, he assured.
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For his part, The ILO International Labor Standards specialist, Marialaura Fino, referred to the 61 conventions ratified by Colombia before the organization. These are mainly related to freedom of association, equal opportunities and labor inspection.
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