Through a statement, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) denounced an alleged “mismanagement” by the director of Sena, Jorge Eduardo Londoño, which would be affecting the training of apprentices.
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According to the union, “Due to the lack of management and efficiency in hiring a company to provide IT support for the navigation of the institution’s applications and the delivery of computers, thousands of employees were left as of August 15 without tools to fulfill their obligations, because Telefónica, a company that had been providing its services to SENA, collected the equipment that was on loan, as it was not awarded the tender.”.
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The union also said that this fact occurred due to the presidential directive not to award tenders when only one bidder was presented, a situation that occurred because Claro withdrew from the process, allegedly not seeing the transparency for the award.
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According to the CGT, due to this situation, SENA officials and administrative contractors must provide personal computer equipment to carry out the tasks assigned by the entity and that in accordance with the provisions of Article 57 of the Substantive Labor Code (CST) for this purpose: “provide workers or make available to them the appropriate elements for the effective fulfillment of labor obligations” leading officials and contractors to wear down, damage and even lose their equipment, together with the reduction of the minimum working conditions required by law for the development of their functions, which in psychosocial and biomechanical terms leads to an increased risk of accidents and occupational diseases.
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Under circular 0170 of July 23, the Sena, through the head of the Systems office, Pablo Fernando Arciniegasorders officials to hand over the equipment owned by the outgoing operator and gives precise instructions for compliance, without providing solutions so that the administrative processes are not paralyzed..
“The question here is: if there is no tender and officials and contractors must deliver the equipment and tools that are necessary for the execution of their functions, where and what is being done with this budget?” questions the CGT.
