The Metropolitan Regional Government announced this day that they will carry out a study that will seek to determine the profile of people who are engaged in illegal street trading, this as a result of the rise in this type of business that has caused insecurity in the areas in which they move. and as a way to recover public spaces, added to the fight against crime.
The study will be carried out by the Public Policy Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and will have an investment of more than 108 million pesos. It will be extended for nine months in order to know the reasons why they are engaged in this type of business through the execution of interviews and surveys.
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The measure was announced after a meeting between public authorities in the region such as: the governor, Claudio Orrego (headed the instance), representatives of the National Chamber of Commerce (CNC), the Metropolitan Presidential Delegation; and the mayors of Santiago, Iraqi Hassler and of Providence, evelyn matthei.
“Take One More Step”
In the announcement of the study, the governor of the Metropolitan region, Claudio Orrego, valued the interventions carried out by the Government of the President Gabriel Boric both in Barrio Meiggs and in Maipú, pointing out that “one more step must be taken”. “Since we don’t just want to give our opinion and it is an issue that the Government is leading, we wanted to contribute through this study (…) we want to improve the diagnosis of what is happening,” he specified in Radio DNA.
Likewise, he indicated that “we know that the phenomenon of itinerant commerce is complex and long-term. For this reason, it is important to sharpen the aim and be clear.”
Meanwhile, the mayor of Santiago, Irací Hassler, highlighted the idea, stating that “so that we can finely characterize the people who are behind this occupation of the public and thereby improve public policies.”
“This study not only seeks a diagnosis, but also proposals. This is relevant, because what we need are actions in a cross-sectional work,” he added.
For her part, the mayor of Providencia, Evelyn Matthei, maintained that “collaboration is key to fighting crime and illegal trade.”
Finally, he expressed that “there are mafias behind a large part of this type of trade, so sharing information is essential (…) if we want to follow the chain, it is essential that we collaborate between mayors.”
