2024-09-03 18:07:28
For the Chamber of Commerce, the decision to close the pharmacy is a sign that the State is not fulfilling its duty to guarantee security.
The Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CCS) issued a harsh criticism of the Labor Directorate (DT), after the organization ordered the suspension of the operation of a pharmacy that was the victim of a riot last week in La Cisterna.
According to the union entity, the decision to close said establishment due to the “serious and imminent risk to the life or health of workers“, in reality what it does is transfer “to the companies the responsibility and obligation that The State has the responsibility to guarantee public safety and the integrity of people“.
Through a public statement, the CCS stated that the resolution “is a sign that The State has not been sufficiently effective in fulfilling its primary duty“.
CCS called for not losing more spaces for commerce
In the text, the Chamber of Commerce asserted that although companies effectively invest in issues such as security for their workers and clients, There is little that private security can do when violence rates increase.
In its statement, the union organization called for not “continue to lose more spaces for the development of formal activity“.
Finally, the entity stated that the instructions given by the Labor Directorate “They weaken legal trade and people’s access to essential services, such as pharmacies.“.
Despite the initial decision announced by the DT, and prior to the declaration of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, the pharmacy affected by the riot adopted new security measureswhich he presented to the department, after which he continued working with the public.