Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Camagüey, September 8. - A total of 2,821 meetings are scheduled in the province of Camagüey as part of the consultation process for the Draft Labor Code Law, which will begin this Monday in the province. Various labor stakeholders, both state and private, will participate.
In the analyses that will run through November 30, the Cuban Workers' Union (CTC, for its acronym in Spanish) in the territory estimates the attendance of more than 141,000 workers from different sectors. It highlights the fact that, for the first time, the newly approved economic actors are included in the discussion.
Yamisleidys López Fernández, general secretary of the CTC in the province, explained to the press that the pilot assembly will be held at the Azutecnia Base Business Unit, where union leaders from the main labor groups and the 13 municipalities will attend.
During the consultation on the draft, Camagüey workers will be able to express opinions, debate, and exchange views on various labor issues, especially those incorporated into the law to be approved, López Fernández commented.
In the province of Camagüey, during the month of August, the CTC and other involved entities and organizations carried out tasks prior to the consultation process, including the creation of municipal and provincial command posts, staffed by specialists who make up the working group, and self-preparation actions on the draft.
The update of the Labor Code in Cuba constitutes a deeply participatory legislative process, with solid legal and social foundations, and has been enriched in response to the real needs of the country and its workers.
Minister Jesús Otamendi Campos asserted in a recent appearance on the television program Mesa Redonda that the proposed code being submitted for consultation is a modern, flexible, and adapted to current times.
Among the events that mark the transformations that have taken place in recent years in the Caribbean nation, the entry into force of the new Constitution of the Republic in 2019 stands out. Since then, various laws have been renewed, and labor law has not been left out.
The Constitution recognizes that "every person capable of working has the right to decent employment," a principle endorsed in the draft of the new Code, which seeks to clearly and precisely reflect the rights, duties, and guarantees established in the constitutional chapters on political, economic, and social foundations. (Text and Photo: ACN)
