Fedefruta requests law for labor relations in agriculture covering foreigners
The delay in its processing, which has led to an indefinite postponement of the so-called «Agricultural Labor Statute», is the reason why Fedefruta requests to form, now, the tripartite table between unions, unions and the Government, to start the discussion.
In a meeting held this week, the Government has agreed to discuss a law for labor relations in fruit growing, once the General Labor Reform has been dispatched. However, the delay in processing this last project, has indefinitely postponed the presentation of those specific rules required by the fruit production sector, which has been promised since the end of 2014 a tripartite board composed of the guild , the unions and the Executive.
For this reason, directors of the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile, Fedefruta, went to the offices of the Ministry of Labor to ask the head of the portfolio, Ximena Rincón, not to wait for the Labor Reform and start working now. in these "special rules for seasonal workers" as President Michelle Bachelet points out, or the Labor Statute of Agricultural Workers, as it is known in agriculture.
"The meeting helped us clarify specific points of the general Labor Reform that concern the fruit activity, such as the situation of seasonal workers hired for tasks that are not considered in this legal framework, or harvest strikes", said Ramón Achurra, president of Fedefruta, accompanied to the meeting by vice president Antonio Walker Prieto, director Cristián Allendes and general manager Juan Carlos Sepúlveda.
The vice president, Antonio Walker, also said in the name of the union that he hopes that after the Labor Reform "there cannot be a strike during the harvest, and collective bargaining can be agreed on a date far from the peaks of the season".
Legislation for foreign workers
The directors of Fedefruta also addressed the need to have a foreigners law that allows foreigners to work temporarily in the country, allowing them to perform agricultural tasks with temporary visas, exemplifying cases of regulations of this type in countries such as Australia. and New Zealand.
«Our competitors have legal frameworks that are very adequate for people who come from other places, with the relevant permits to enter and carry out a specific work, and that also regulate the systems regarding accommodation, food and medical insurance while the worker remains.», mentioned Achurra, and ended by saying:
«Our authorities must understand that this requirement is due to the shortage of labor in fruit growing, and not because we want to replace Chileans in the field. The industry is growing and we have to face the challenges that development itself poses to us.".
Source: Blueberrieschile.cl - Blueberriesconsulting.com
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