translated from Spanish: Chairman of the Working Committee criticized labor modernization project

Billed as a reform for the reconciliation of work, family and the inclusion, the initiative was criticized by the President of the Commission’s work of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Soto, who believes that “it fails these objectives”, as (e) the measures included are “labor extreme flexibility, that do not adequately protect the rights and working conditions today we require for workers of the country”. Soto explained its argument by pointing out that “think the goal is legitimate, of course, all want to reconcile better work with family life, leisure time, with the times of rest and thus, to improve the quality of life, besides the” physical and mental health of workers”. However, added the Deputy DC, “the measures announced today are not meeting with that. “For this reason, from the Christian Democrats and from all the opposition, will be co-ordinated to analyze in detail this proposal, so ensure that there are no any regressive policy from this point of view, that is to the detriment of the workers”. Soto also said that this opportunity was a “historic moment” for the country in terms of changes and improvements in terms of progress in working hours fairer and argued that “the Government farreó is that opportunity”. “If we really want to reconcile work with family, this was the time of reviewing working hours in our country stops, it was time to reduce from 45 to 40 hours weekly sessions in the country, it was also time to announce a working week of 4 x 3 com” or we proposed him few days ago back, but on the basis of a bumper 40 hours weekly and daily 10. Not as proposed it this project, which is only flexibility in favor of employers, at the expense of the workers, but without reviewing the maximum daily and weekly stops”.

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