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The 41 unions and associations that are part of the Alliance of Associations and Unions of Colombia (Aliadas) they called the president Gustavo Petro so that in spaces for dialogue and consultation allow trade unions and businessmen to contribute to the initiatives and reforms it proposes in the country.
“We ask the national government to maintain these spaces for dialogue with the employers’ and trade union sectors, to reflect on their contributions, taking into account the experience of each of the sectors, prior to the presentation of these reforms to the Congress of the Republic”, they said. declared.
Aliadas’ proposal is that discussions on public policy occur within a collective constructiongiven the importance of the public-private cooperation and with consultation of all agents likely to be involved in the implementation.
“The President of the Republic is elected by Colombians to unite the country and in the name of the national unity that he represents, to promote consensus and consider the ideas of the different actors in society, which can enrich the discussion of the proposals government in the general interest,” recalled the union.
Aliadas insisted that the texts of the projects be known sufficiently in advance, and then that the discussion processes be generated in the corresponding bodies such as the Congress of the Republic and in public hearings.
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On work, the proposals of phenalco (National Federation of Commercial Enterprises), blanket (Colombian Association of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and the And me (National Association of Businessmen of Colombia) they revolved around “more formal jobs, flexibility without precariousness and lower costs for companies”.
“Do not finish the figure of the outsourcing, and remove the surcharge for activities that can only be performed at night to promote the development of waking cities. They also propose to guarantee the payment of social benefits according to working hours in part-time jobs,” they recommended.
In the same way, they asked for the evaluation of the cases where the employer does not need trainees from the Sena and that the notice figure be taken over for resignations without just cause by workers.
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Another proposal is reduce the working day to four days, but with days up to twelve hours. Regarding the transportation platforms, consider that service providers should be considered as independent contractors. In addition, they call for clarification of the legislation regarding the modalities of teleworking, remote working and working from home.
Regarding the pension reformfasecolda (Federation of Colombian Insurers) and asofondos (Colombian Association of Pension and Unemployment Fund Administrators) offered guidelines, for example, that reform respond to advances in aging of the population, not only of the current generation, but of future generations. In addition, it must be sustainable over time and include solidarity and savings components.
For its part, the And me delivered a series of proposals based on the participation of the private sector throughout the chain, including insurers, hospitals, technology providers, among others.
This, considering that the Colombian health system is the result of a collective construction site.
“In any case, faced with this and any reform that is proposed, we must all be able to answer two questions: What proposals for change benefit patients? And are these proposals financially viable? “, reported Andi.
Proposals address model of care, primary health care, health insurance model, financing and sustainability, information systems, health human talent, health system governance and stewardship and health technologies.