Within the framework of the forum ‘Popular consultation: a viable mechanism to boost reforms?’ Organized by the magazine ‘Change’, the Minister of Labor, Antonio Sanguino, referred to the doubts and criticisms that this initiative promoted by the National Government has generated.
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The project is made up of 12 questions, which, according to the Executive, are oriented to “Ensure greater rights and well -being for the country’s working class.”
During his speech, the Montrabajo explained that this instrument of citizen participation has
Legislative and public policy consequences. Also emphasized that this conversation “It is not an electoral platform” And it will be given “Among those who want changes and those who do not want them, and that will have consequences now already future.”
The head of the labor portfolio said, in addition, that the Congress of the Republic has the obligation to legislate on the popular consultation, considering Law 1757 of 2015.
In that sense, he recalled that if it exceeds the threshold and is approved by the Colombians, as exposed in article 42, and in the event that the legislative entity did not do so, the President of the Republic could Approve the laws aimed at complying with the popular mandate By decree, within a period not exceeding 15 days.
“We want public conversation and dialogue to occur around the rights of workers, those 25 million Colombians who make up our workforce and those who will be workers in the immediate future, in the medium and long term, so this forum is part of this discussion,”Sanguino added.
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The Labor Ministers, Antonio Sanguino, and from the interior, Armando Benedetti, presented the questions of the popular consultation.
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The questionnaire
It should be remembered that the Executive contemplates based on this initiative against Congress on May 1. These are the questions that will integrate the text:
1. Do you agree that the day work lasts maximum 8 hours and is between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm?
2. Do you agree with a 100 % surcharge to work on Sunday or festive rest day?
3. Do you agree that micro, small and medium -sized productive companies, preferably associative, receive preferential rates and incentives for their productive projects?
4. Do you agree that people may have the necessary permits to address medical treatments and licenses for disabling menstrual periods?
5. Do you agree that companies must hire at least 2 people with disabilities for every 100 workers?
6. Do you agree that young apprentices of SENA and similar institutions have a employment contract?
7. Do you agree that working people on distribution platforms agree their type of contract and are guaranteed social security payment?
8. Do you agree with establishing a special labor regime so that field entrepreneurs guarantee labor rights and just salary to agricultural workers?
9. Do you agree to eliminate outsourcing and labor intermediation through union contracts that violate labor rights?
10. Does it agree that domestic workers, community mothers, journalists, athletes, artists, drivers, among other informal workers, are formalized or have access to social security?
11. Do you agree to promote job stability through indefinite term contracts as a general rule?
12. Do you agree to constitute a special fund for the recognition of a pension bonus for peasants and peasants?
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