Santo Domingo. The former Vice President of the Republic, Rafael Alburquerque said that the job recovered after the control of the pandemic is “precarious”.
This is because of every 100 jobs, 60 correspond to the informal sector, meaning that “It is a recovery without social protection” as informal workers lack this protection.
Alburquerque said that the Dominican population is suffering the brunt of the inflationary spiral, assuring that from 2019 to the first quarter of this year, inflation has been almost 25 percent, absorbing the precarious income of the population that each day that passes you can see how your purchasing power is reduced, spending more and buying fewer products.
While the government spokesmen say that inflation has been reduced, we can see how the accumulated inflation was «In 2020 it was 10 percent, in 2021 it was 9 percent, and inflation now amounts to more than one 3 percent, we are talking about almost 25 percent inflation, “said the former vice president of the Republic.
The member of the Political Directorate of the People’s Force led by former President of the Republic Leonel Fernández called on the government to adopt “the appropriate measures to govern for the benefit of those most in need.”
Alburquerque was Minister of Labor and is one of the most prestigious labor consultants and lawyers with access to statistical information in all of Latin America.