On March 31, the country’s main trade union organizations presented him to National Government a sheet of requests with which they are looking for their working conditions are improved to a universe of more than two million public employees and contractors.
It is worth mentioning that this State National Pliego It was built jointly by associations such as the Unitary Central of Workers (CUT), the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the Confederation of Workers of Colombia (CTC), the Colombian Federation of Educators (FECODE), the National Federation of Workers at the Service of the State (FENALRASE), the National Union of State Workers and Public Services of Colombia (UTRADEC) and the Colombian Federation of Workers and Public Servants (Fecotoravipublicos).
(Further: Workers and public employees settled Petitions before the Government).
This sheet of requests seeks to guarantee the dignity, stability and labor rights of public employees, in addition to continuing to advance in the formalization of contractors with permanent functions.
Salary increase
Óscar Giraldo
More specifically, a 5% salary increase above inflation data for the 2025 and 2026as well as the strengthening of law benefits, as well as bonds, technical premiums and payment of extra hours.
(You may be interested: ‘We are making the effort to reduce informality below 50%’).
In requests there is also a space with a gender approach, as it seeks to respond to specific demands of public workers. The same way, He puts on the table the discussion about the right to union association and collective bargaining, as well as the issue of the right to strike for public employees.
What comes
Just the negotiating table is installed, Both parties will have a period of 20 business days to carry out the formal negotiation stage. At this time, unions and government are expected to establish agreements about what is required in the specifications.
(Besides: Eight out of 10 new jobs in the country are informal).
What has been presented by working centrals also aims to establish a more equitable and sustainable regulatory framework for public employment; nevertheless, The fulfillment of the deadlines and the disposal of the government to negotiate will be key for this process to advance.
This April 14 is expected to begin conversations between both parties.
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