Santo Domingo, DR. – The social security expert, Edward del Villarassured that this is not the time to continue the claims for disbursement advance of 30% of pension fundsas the deputy of the Social Christian Reformist Party has insisted, Peter Bottleafter considering that the highest peak of the pandemic generated by Covid-19 has passed, so the withdrawal of those resources is not justified.
Likewise, he described as populist and inappropriate the call to protest formulated by the legislator for next February 27 in front of the National Congress, which he warned could trigger an unfortunate situation, since the public force will not allow order to be subverted in a solemn act where the President of the Republic will be present.
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Given this situation, the expert on the matter stated that the ideal is to continue discussing a comprehensive reform of Law 87-01 on Social Security within the Economic and Social Council, in order to give a greater response to the country’s working class. with decent pensions.
He said “Perhaps at the moment the world is different, the economy has been recovering and in the midst of the pandemic the disbursement of these resources could be justified, but it is not justified either, since these savings are not to attend to emergency situations of that nature” Indian.
Edward del Villar added that although the social security system must adapt to the new times, it is structured according to the needs of workers in the country.
He recalled that the pension funds saved by the workers are not to respond to situations of social crisis, but rather to meet a personal need at the time of retiring from the labor sector.
He concluded that the demands of deputy Botello and a small group of workers do not correspond to a real fight in favor of achieving real gains for the labor sector.
