Politics
Each month in Colombia
95.000 people lose their job
Informal workers are the most affected (Source: Helena Sanchez, colombian journalist)
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According to Colombian Work Ministry, 33 thousand people linked to formal employment system and 95 thousand informal workers lose their jobs every month. Looking for a solution, President Juan Manuel Santos recently approved the Law to protect unemployed.
The law guarantees that people could have an economic support based on their redundancy payment. Besides, unemployed would remain in health system, retirement pension system and familiar allowance during six months.
According to Minister Rafael Pardo, one of the objectives of the law is remain citizens that redundancy payment becomes a legal support and a guarantee for unemployed until getting another job, but it is also a way to keep President´s strategy of saving, saving and saving money.
According to Minister Rafael Pardo, one of the objectives of the law is remain citizens that redundancy payment becomes a legal support and a guarantee for unemployed until getting another job, but it is also a way to keep President´s strategy of saving, saving and saving money.
Besides, Minister Pardo has pointed out the opening of 120 attention centers for unemployed, which will work in the main Colombian cities in order to help people to look for new jobs.
The law will be executed with more than 250 million dollars from a government fund.
President Santos said that this decision of his government reduces effects of unemployment and it is an important tool to continue formalization process of Colombian economy, so he claims Colombian people to cease work on informality.
The law will be executed with more than 250 million dollars from a government fund.
President Santos said that this decision of his government reduces effects of unemployment and it is an important tool to continue formalization process of Colombian economy, so he claims Colombian people to cease work on informality.
"This is an important stage for social policy and I stand out Colombian congress effort in making a fairer country. There is a long way to cover, but step by step, we will approach our objectives,“ said Santos.
Colombian government affirms that 500.000 people would get this benefit, which is mandatory for formal workers, but volunteer for free lancers.
Colombian government affirms that 500.000 people would get this benefit, which is mandatory for formal workers, but volunteer for free lancers.
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