On February 2, the Resignation of the Vice Minister of Employment and Pensions Flor Esther Salazara woman who, according to media reports, would be at the forefront of the construction of the Pension Reform.
His departure ended suspicions about possible disagreements with his boss, Labor Minister Gloria Inés Ramírez, as happened in the Mining and Energy portfolio with Belleza Ruíz, who left in an open confrontation with Minister Irene Vélez.
is interview with Yamid Amat in the newspaper EL TIEMPO, the Minister of Labor He told the reasons behind the departure of his vice minister, which, he announced, have nothing to do with what was reported in the media.
“I must say that I have the best concept of Dr. Flor Esther as a professional and a human being. She told me that she had a personal project that she had to attend to, she received her resignation letter, which was also irrevocable, for which I respected her decision, «she said in her interview.
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He received the letter of resignation, which was also irrevocable, for which I respected his decision.
Also, according to her, former Vice Minister Salazar did not have a special leadership role in the tripartite table in charge of the pension reform: “the subcommittee for the construction of the pension reform was created on October 24, 2022 and is made up of union centrals, unions, experts and a technical team from the government, including the Ministry of Finance, the DNP, the DANE, Colpensiones, the leadership of each of the spaces is under my responsibility by designation of the President of the Republic and also has a technical secretariat that promotes tripartite dialogue”.
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Therefore, the Minister of Labor in conversation with Yamid Amat, concluded that the departure of the vice minister does not affect «in any way, the pension reform» since «it is a project of the government plan of President Gustavo Petro. And we are building it with the labor agreement tables and with the technical teams of the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and the Ministry of Labor and the experts of the workers’ unions and the businessmen».
Wasn’t the resignation prompted by differences between you and her? Also, I understand you resigned to the president. What were those differences? Yamid Amat asks her in her interview, to which Minister Ramírez replied: «There weren’t any. I repeat, Yamid, She presented me with her resignation and I respected her decision«.
