{"id":23453,"date":"2023-06-29T11:55:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/fenalco-and-andi-agree-on-severe-criticisms-of-labor-reform\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T11:55:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:55:38","slug":"fenalco-and-andi-agree-on-severe-criticisms-of-labor-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/fenalco-and-andi-agree-on-severe-criticisms-of-labor-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Fenalco and ANDI agree on severe criticisms of labor reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The labor reform revived yesterday in the Congress of the Republic, and with it, the controversy surrounding the bill grew, due to the possible effects of its content and to certain issues related to procedures in the Legislature.<\/p>\n\n<p>This morning, the president of the National Association of Colombian Businessmen, Bruce Mac Master, commented on his Twitter account about the estimated effects of the labor reform, according to the Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la Republica). The Colombian central bank stated that this could wipe out 746 thousand jobs, as a consequence of the increase in labor costs associated with salaries.<\/p>\n\n<p>You may be interested in: <a href=\"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/christian-pastors-and-other-religious-authorities-supported-labor-reform\/\"><strong>Christian pastors and other religious authorities supported labor reform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThey have already announced that between today and Tuesday, against any reason and any possible effect, they will approve the articles of a reform that can send 746,000 people to unemployment, according to the Bank of the Republic\u201d. This said Mac Master, in allusion to a document signed by the manager of this institution, Leonardo Villar G\u00f3mez, and which was filed in the Third Commission of the House, according to <em>Semana<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Ayer 10 representantes a la c\u00e1mara de representantes (de una comisi\u00f3n de 21) aprobaron la ponencia de la reforma laboral &#8211; Comisi\u00f3n VII &#8211;<br><br>Ya nos han anunciado que entre hoy y el martes, en contra de cualquier raz\u00f3n y de cualquier posible efecto, aprobar\u00e1n el articulado de una\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H2TFkqcq6N\">pic.twitter.com\/H2TFkqcq6N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bruce Mac Master (@BruceMacMaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BruceMacMaster\/status\/1669678515296272384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>On his part, the president of the National Federation of Merchants (Fenalco), Jaime Alberto Cabal Sanclemente, also referred to the document in question through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenalco.com.co\/blog\/noticias-10\/sospechosas-jugaditas-para-generar-quorum-revivieron-el-tramite-de-la-reforma-laboral-en-la-comision-septima-de-la-camara-fenalco-1188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> issued by the Federation:<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cOnce again we make a plea, as has the majority of public opinion, in the sense that this labor reform project does not suit the country, since rather than generating new jobs, it destroys them, as also stated by the Bank of the Republic coinciding with Fenalco, that could be around 450 thousand jobs affected. We reiterate our call to #DefendamosElEmpleo, always respecting democratic regulations\u201d, said the executive in a Fenalco release published this morning.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><h2>Cabal reported defects in the processing of the labor reform report in the Seventh Commission of the House of Representatives<\/h2><\/h2>\n\n<p>In addition to the effects estimated by the Banco de la Republica, Cabal Sanclemente said that yesterday, in the Seventh Commission of the House of Representatives, the congressmen reached the quorum required for the approval of the labor reform report with \u201csuspicious games\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Comunicado?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Comunicado<\/a> l Sospechosas \u201cjugaditas\u201d para generar qu\u00f3rum revivieron el tr\u00e1mite de la reforma laboral en la comisi\u00f3n s\u00e9ptima de la C\u00e1mara.<br><br>Sorprende el tr\u00e1mite legislativo dado hoy a la Reforma Laboral por la forma tan extra\u00f1a como se logr\u00f3 armar el qu\u00f3rum. \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hnQlHnzI5M\">pic.twitter.com\/hnQlHnzI5M<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fenalco Nacional (@FenalcoNacional) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FenalcoNacional\/status\/1669660840000122882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>The president of Fenalco referred to the sudden decision of two representatives to the House of Representatives, who with their votes allowed the approval of the text of the labor reform bill yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n<p>On the one hand, the representative of the Conservative Party for the department of Guaviare, Jorge Quevedo, who was present at the meeting \u201cto approve some impediments presented by representatives of the opposition, which in the end led to his immediate suspension from the party for disregarding the agreed position\u201d, explained Fenalco.<\/p>\n\n<p>You may also be interested in: <a href=\"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/food-imports-are-responsible-for-65-of-inflation-minister-of-agriculture\/\"><strong>Food imports are responsible for 65% of inflation: Minister of Agriculture<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>With this movement, there were 14 representatives to the Chamber of Deputies qualified to vote, among them nine who are part of the bench of the national government, continues the explanation of the Federation of Traders.<\/p>\n\n<p>On the other hand, the liberal representative for the department of Antioquia, Mar\u00eda Eugenia Lopera, voted in favor of the text of the labor reform, \u201cdespite the order of the head of her party, the former president C\u00e9sar Gaviria\u201d, continues the Fenalco report.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis series of \u2018surprising\u2019 facts can vitiate the process of the labor reform. [&#8230;] This cannot be the procedure for a reform as important as the labor reform. Little games like these are not consistent with the principle of good faith enshrined in the Constitution\u201d, Cabal emphasized.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><h2>Status of the labor reform process<\/h2><\/h2>\n\n<p>Yesterday, June 15, the positive report of the bill \u201cLabor for Change\u201d was approved in the first debate in the Seventh Commission of the House of Representatives. The report was approved with 9 votes in favor and 5 against. In the process, 8 articles were added to the text.<\/p>\n\n<p>The bill was filed by the National Government last March 16.<\/p>\n\n<p>Continue reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/hass-avocado-researchers-found-that-the-peel-has-the-potential-to-cure-diseases\/\"><strong>Hass avocado: researchers found that the peel has the potential to cure diseases<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The labor reform, approved in the first debate in the Seventh Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, is at the center of the debate. After Christian pastors and other religious authorities gave their support to the bill, Fenalco and ANDI presented harsh criticisms. 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