project labor reformIt could affect more than 80,000 home applications submitted by the Government to Congress, according to the union Alianza In.
In fact, as El explained to TIEMPO Matías Laks, CEO of Rappi Colombia, the project did not take into account the recommendations made by the implementation sector. “The proposed reform is like going back about 15 years. The worst part is the impact on people’s income generation, because they don’t realize the possibility of making connections around the clock and having additional money,” he explained.
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According to the company, almost 90 percent of people who connect to Rappi do it less than 20 hours a week; .or a worker. Moreover, A ‘rappitendero’ working 10 hours a day can earn an average of up to 800,000 pesos per week, but with this reform they will all be taken off the platform.
According to Laks, at least 150,000 people have placed orders in recent months, but 60,000 have ordered in the last four weeks, and almost 90 percent do so on an hourly basis, each producing 11,000 pesos per hour. you spent
“We found that 80 percent of people connecting were not on the platform a year ago. This indicates that they are using this model as a plugin and this is ignored in the project. “By comparison, the minimum wage is 4,800 pesos per hour, while 70 percent of Colombia’s population earn less than two minimum wages per month.”
Laks is on and points to: Legislation is not against a regulation, but what to do with respect to the economic model.
“The reform was not planned for delivery platforms and we are currently working in other markets such as Chile where the activity is already regulated. They did so by accepting a different way of working there and also the independence of distributors,” he said.
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The manager stressed that the question is not whether to organize the activity, because it is actually the company and the proposal it carries out. Alliance It includes paying for distributors who earn more than the equivalent of the minimum wage, committing to labor risks; in addition, payment of an insurance package covering accidents, health, RCE, which will be mandatory for distributors earning less than the equivalent of the minimum wage; There is also competition between workers and companies to pay for health and retirement.
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“We are not discussing the ‘yes ordinance’ or the ‘no’ ordinance. We totally agree that there should be a regulation. We also want to be regulated as a sector. But we have to look for one that fits the realities of the industry economy. This is not only to the detriment of couriers but also to businesses, for example in our case more than 30,000 member companies and we believe there will be a reduction in the functioning of the apps.” .
The conditions to be applied are closer to a traditional contract and minimum payment, without the possibility of choosing programs.
“This proposal is anachronistic and takes us back years. So we have other ideas through our union, let them be included and worked out,” he said.
LAURA V. LESMES DIAZ
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Source: Exame
