The executive vice president of the National Council of Private Enterprise (Conep), Caesar Dargamexpressed his worry for the negative of some sectors in the Chamber of Deputies to technically debate the proposals of labor reformespecially with regard to the layoff.
Dargam stated that the initiatives presented by the business sector in regards to the layoff They do not affect the acquired rights of workers and that the objective is to modernize the labor legal framework to promote competitiveness and reduce informality.
Technical discussion
“The negative from some to that in @DeputiesRD (Chamber of Deputies) contributes to a true labor reform It is a clear sign of resistance to change“Dargam wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
The executive of Conep He urged to allow an objective and technical discussion. He stressed that the current contracts will maintain their current conditions and that any modification would apply in the future. “Why fear a technical discussion and objective that leads to the modernization that the country needs?” questioned Dargam.
No modifications in Congress
The president of the House of DeputiesAlfredo Pacheco, stated this Wednesday that the draft reform of the Labor Code will not undergo modifications regarding the layoffthus ruling out that a legislator’s proposal to vary that point advances in the Lower House.
Pacheco explained that the commitment of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) is maintain unemployment as it was approved in the Senate and guaranteed that workers can rest assured because no changes will be introduced in that regard.
“We see it as very unlikely that we will modify what came from the Senate regarding the issue of layoff“said the president of the deputies by reiterating that the PRM has a “firm commitment” to preserving this labor right.
