Santo Domingo.– The Chamber of Deputies approved Thursday in First reading he Labor Code Reform Projectproposed by the Executive powerand declared it as urgency.
The initiative, which modifies the Law 16-92of May 29, 1992, she was voted to declare her urgently and then left On the table, in order to give it a treatment similar to that of the Criminal Code Bill.
This decision occurs after, last Tuesday, the Senate will approve in Second readingwith modifications, the Organic Law Project that reforms the code, with the objective of improve working conditionswithout touching the theme of the TESTITY.
After approval in the lower house, More than a hundred business organizationsheaded by the National Private Company Council (CONEP) and the Patronal Confederation of the Dominican Republic (Copardom)expressed their rejection to the project through a statement, although they expressed their provision to Continue the dialogue.
He Business sector warned that the initiative is unaware advances previously agreed In the tripartite dialogue, introduce topics Not discussed And omit Fundamental aspects for the generation of formal jobs.
“We insist that any reform of the Labor Code must be the result of a broad, participatory and based on technical studies that evaluate their economic and social impacts. This reform, in current terms, makes the historical opportunity lose to achieve something transcendental with the support of the whole society, ”said the statement.
