Less than a month after the labor reform project is filed, the Ministry of Labor guarantees that close to 3,000 proposals have been received from citizens that will contribute to the construction of the project.
According to the portfolio, among the inputs, issues such as job stability in both the private and public sectors, formalization in the rural and cultural sector, regulations for virtual delivery and transportation platforms stand out.
Among the concerns of the citizenry also appears youth employment and people with disabilities, gender equity, collective rightscompliance with international agreements and non-precariousness of work.
The realization of the work tables to listen to all sectors
These proposals are the result of 23 meetings that were held in recent months in various regions of the country, where around 1,100 people participated.
“Great changes are seen in the world of work and this is what the 2,880 proposals received for the labor reform show. since last October, when The process began with the realization of the work tables to listen to all the sectors, which allows us to listen to the inputs, which allows us to continue with the articles of the reform”, said the Vice Minister of Labor Relations and Inspection, Edwin Palma Egea.
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What change has the right to strike?
According to the news portal specialized in economic issues ‘Valora Analitik’, Jaime Cabal, president of Fenalco, assured that changes to the rights to strike should be reviewed with special care when the reform is released.
the technical team of a company can meet, express a disagreement and declare a strike
Because? Although it has not been presented, this could allow a small group of workers from a company to lead a strike, which is currently not allowed. In order for a company to go on strike in Colombia, it must have the agreement of all the workers.
«The example is: the technical team of a company can meet, express a disagreement and declare a strike, a provision that is risky for the operation of a company, since it can paralyze it,» were the words of Cabal to the aforementioned portal.
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