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04-23-2009, 06:30 PM
Secretary general of the CNTD workers union Jacobo Ramos is suggesting that the government should take on the cost of Social Security payments for workers at the La Vega Free Zone as one way of tackling the situation where hundreds of employees are being let go due to high costs. He suggested, "an agreement of this sort for 18 months, one or two years, so that the companies can hold out during this competitiveness crisis." He added that this would enable the companies to improve their purchasing power but at the same time they should promise not to fire any more employees. He also suggested that the government should call a meeting where all the parties in the production chain get together and explore solutions to the problems. He said that the country could not afford to lose its free zones and the collateral jobs they provide.
CNTD president Pepe Abreu suggested a pact with the government, saying that in order for this to happen the government should designate a sector of the economic team, whether it is Hacienda, Internal Taxes, or Economy, Planning and Development so that the free zone companies can receive assistance that would go directly to the employees.
Abreu, quoted in Hoy, said "this assistance should be in the area of social security, since there are debts that are being verified, and need to be taken care of." The La Vega Free Zone Businesses Association has asked the Industrial Development and Competitiveness Center (Proindustria) to exonerate them from the payment of three years rent on the properties that are still open in the La Vega free zone, as a way of preventing further dismissals and the socio-economic deterioration of the area.
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CNTD president Pepe Abreu suggested a pact with the government, saying that in order for this to happen the government should designate a sector of the economic team, whether it is Hacienda, Internal Taxes, or Economy, Planning and Development so that the free zone companies can receive assistance that would go directly to the employees.
Abreu, quoted in Hoy, said "this assistance should be in the area of social security, since there are debts that are being verified, and need to be taken care of." The La Vega Free Zone Businesses Association has asked the Industrial Development and Competitiveness Center (Proindustria) to exonerate them from the payment of three years rent on the properties that are still open in the La Vega free zone, as a way of preventing further dismissals and the socio-economic deterioration of the area.
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