He reform project to the Colombian labor system would come into regulation for the first time work of delivery people on digital platforms. This is considered one of the greatest achievements, since it also achieved the support of different sectors.
It is worth mentioning that this proposal has been approved, but we must wait for the entire reform to pass the plenary session of the House and then reach the Senate. where the article and the project must be approved both in committee and in plenary to become a reality.
José Daniel López, representative of Alianza In, union of home applicationsexplained to EL TIEMPO that this makes Colombia the first country in the world in which a government “from left“manages to establish an agreement with home applications:”This is historic and is a good example of a national agreement that can be achieved in Colombia“.
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Among what was agreed, López explained for the same medium that More than 120,000 homes nationwide will be protected with social security. “The agreement specifically says that the relationship between the platforms and the domiciliaries can be one of independence – as happens in all cases – or dependency, which involves all the traditional formalities of an employment contract with subordination.“, said.
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And he added: “Companies and households will be responsible for payment. The former will pay 100% of the occupational risks of those at home, 60% of the health contributions and 60% of the pension contributions. We are breaking the inflexibility of a base contribution model for a sui generis job of the 21st century but achieving full social security coverage“.
Regarding the cases of home addresses linked to various applications, the Alianza In spokesperson explained that what each company should do is to register and report the information of the services that a home address has provided on the corresponding platform.
How was this agreement reached?
The conversations between the Government and the home applications, from the beginning, were difficult, mainly because the Ministry of Labor I was looking for the domiciliaries “yes or yes” They had to have a formal contract with all the legal benefitswhile on the other side the idea of the independent worker was promoted.
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“It was a dialogue with a lot of patience between the different positions. In the moments of greatest difficulty, they did not give up, but instead had the goal of reaching an agreement. Government and companies were willing to leave their positions to deliver more than they would have initially given.“.
He also explained: “What we did was an internal change, we made a self-criticism about the situation of the domiciliaries and the opportunities for improvement that there were. Thus we arrive at a proposal in which independence is maintained but with social protection largely supported by companies.“.
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The Alianza In spokesperson explained that thanks to this agreement embodied in the labor reform it is that the relationship between the domiciliary and the company can be applied to both the figure of independent and employee.
“We know that an important part of domiciliaries in Colombia value their time sovereignty, as studies by Fedesarrollo show. We must maintain that reality but guaranteeing social protection. Then, it will be the parties who agree to the link.“he explained.
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He also mentioned that one of the big changes in the bill is that Companies are required to pay an important part of social security. “That is entirely the decision of the parties.“López pointed out.
Regarding the conditions of the delivery people according to the algorithm of the application to which they are assigned, the spokesperson mentioned that the agreement on the reform has a language obligation “clear“in the terms and conditions of the platform and, at the same time, “guarantees human dialogue and review in the event of controversies or platform sanctions“.
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*With information from EL TIEMPO – POLITICS
