Given the possible approval of the Infonavit reform in the Chamber of Deputies, unions of workers warned that will file international complaintsin addition to that They will hold protests if the initiative is approved; here we tell you what are the changes that reject.
Yesterday, December 16, after consulting with workers and businessmen, Morena stopped the approval of the Infonavit Law, which seeks regulate the construction of low-cost housing through a commercial subsidiary.
However, the General Association of Workersan organization that integrates different unions, rejected two modifications to the Infonavit Law. However, the workers claim that They do not refuse to reform the Political Constitution.
The origin of Infonavit’s resources is important, as is the fact that it operates through a tripartite government, in which the government, employers and workers are represented. (Internet)
Reform to Infonavit: Unions will present complaints to the International Labor Organization
Around the Infonavit reformthe group of unions, represented by the General Association of Workers, announced that it will present complaints to the International Labor Organization (ILO); This is because their positions were not taken into account in the initiative.
“When Infonavit was created, it was created with a tripartite structure, with representatives of the federal government, employers and workers. Being a tripartite structure, it is subject to ILO Convention 144, which was ratified by Mexico, in such a way that to make modifications they must have consulted to make this type of reforms, otherwise -otherwise- it is an anti-constitutional reform and “violates ILO Convention 144”
Rodolfo González, leader of the CROM
The union groups leading this demand are the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants (CROC) and the Mexican Regional Workers Confederation (CROM).
It should be said that the Infonavit reform seeks regulate the construction of low-cost housing through a commercial subsidiary, for which it was proposed to use the savings from the workers’ housing subaccount, where there are 2.2 billion pesos.
Infonavit reform: This is what the unions reject
The Infonavit reform It was stopped in the Congress of the Union after Morena held consultations with businessmen and unions, organizations that point out that they were not taken into account for the approval of the initiative.
“We were surprised by the tone of the presentation of the initiativeit caused me a lot of confusion. We want to have rapprochement with Congress to express our concerns,” said Francisco Hernández, leader of the Telephone Operators Union of the Mexican Republic.
In that sense, it was explained that with the reform, 10 representatives of the federal government, 10 of the workers and 10 of the employers are established for the Infonavit General Assemblywhile the Board of Directors retains 4 representatives from each sector.
However, what the unions reject is that the Surveillance Commission will have 5 members from the government, 2 from employers and 2 of the workers; The Audit Committee will have 3 representatives from the federal government, 1 from employers and 1 of the workers; and the Transparency Committee will add 5 votes: 3 from the federal government, 1 from employers and 1 of the workers.
“These bodies are for internal control, for supervising financing, transparency and this is where parity is broken. Also in this bill reform they give broad powers to the director to preside over the Administration Committee for six years, which was rotating. Now it is intended that the president last 6 years permanently and is granted the right of veto”
Francisco Hernández, leader of the Telephone Operators Union of the Mexican Republic