A massive group of women food handlers from the O’Higgins region marked the celebration of International Workers’ Day in the regional capital, a day that began in the Plaza de Los Héroes and culminated at the headquarters of the Unitary Central of Workers ( CUT) located on Ibieta Street.
Representatives of unions, unions, leaders and government authorities were present at this activity, organized by the CUT, which was classified as a union political act, where the workers demanded a series of wage demands and labor rights, which dignify to the country’s labor sector.
The concentration of the protagonists of this day took place in front of the Workers’ Central, where the Seremi of Labor, Jaime Chamorro, was present; the Seremi of Government, Carlos Carrasco; the regional director of Labor, Daniela Cabrera; the president of the CUT Provincial Cachapoal, María Guzmán; as well as representatives of unions and unions that live in the region.
Jaime Chamorro: “government committed to the workers”
The Seremi of Labor, Jaime Chamorro, when speaking, highlighted the presence of women from several communes in the region on this day and the progress of concrete measures carried out by the government of President Gabriel Boric, to improve rights. labor and thus dignify workers throughout the country.
“The government is deeply committed to the workers of the O’Higgins region and we have promoted an agenda with concrete measures and labor rights, such as the 40 Hours Law and the Karim Law, which eliminates violence, harassment and mistreatment in the area. labor, both public and private,” said Chamorro.
Another of the highlights of the Labor seremi is the historic increase in the minimum wage, which will be effective as of July 1, which is part of the measures such as consolidated labor rights for workers.
As a message to all workers, Jaime Chamorro expressed that “the government of President Boric and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security will continue to advocate and defend labor rights, advancing dignity and, above all, a better quality of life (…)” .
María Guzmán: “Let’s work to live and not live to work”
The president of the CUT in Cachapoal, María Guzmán Rubio, said in her speech that they have been deploying a series of initiatives whose central objective is to strengthen the union organization and remain alert to defend the rights of the workers of this province.
“We reaffirm the mission of the CUT as an unifier of the people’s struggles. This headquarters will remain open for all those who need a place to meet and work for their struggles, which are our struggles and those of our people,” said Guzmán surrounded by the multitudinous presence of women from several communes of O’Higgins.
The representative of the CUT emphasized in her speech that “without the workers it will not be possible to advance in a better Chile” and that as a unitary center they salute the achievements obtained by sitting at a tripartite table, government, businessmen and the CUT, which has been achieved by historically following the minimum wage that will reach 500 thousand on July 1st.
At the same time, María Guzmán stressed that they reaffirm the demand of the national board to “demand a minimum wage of 630 thousand pesos at the end of this government mandate.”
He called to achieve a Homeland of workers, where there is a national and regional development project and, “where we work to live and not like now, where we live to work.”
Aurora Toledo: Food handlers fight for their rights
The president of the Food Handlers Union (SINATED), Aurora Toledo, was asked about the importance of this day for this union that brings together more than 1,800 workers, who said that they took advantage of this event to present some shortcomings that they are experiencing as food handlers. food.
The first thing that Toledo mentioned is the annoyance they currently suffer, is that companies are paying settlements in installments, regarding workload, mistreatment, among other issues that they are willing to solve for the benefit of their workers.
Because it was an event where the presence of women was massive, the president of the union called on her workers to continue fighting for their rights, because “the fact that we are accompanied by many women is because we are fighting for our rights.” ”.
At the end of the call, recognitions were presented to representatives of unions and guilds, including SINTRAPAN, SINATED and exonerated Codelco workers.
The musical part was in charge of the singer Nano González, who, with several songs performed, among them by the Chilean singer and composer, Violeta Parra, gave way to the women who sang each of the songs in unison.
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