The head of the National Center for Dominican Workers (CNTD), Jacobo Ramos, rejected the proposal made by the National Business Council (Conep), the leading business organization, that said there was an urgent need to review various models of labor separation payment structures (known as “cesantias” in Spanish). He told reporters that this is the policy of management to reduce the quality of Dominican jobs because the business leaders in this country are not satisfied with the thousands of exemptions (tax exemptions) and other incentives that the government gives them.
Ramos also said that the business/management sector wants to eliminate the labor benefits, something he said “would not pass.” He said: “We absolutely reject the proposal made by Conep; we continue to stand by our position that the ‘cesantia’ is a sacred affair for the working class of the Dominican Republic and under no circumstance are we going to allow this worker’s benefit to be eliminated.” He noted to reporters from the El Nacional newspaper that the Constitution says that the Labor Code cannot be revised in order to remove benefits already held by the workers.
The Conep position for reducing new worker separation benefits, also included the review of worker contracts, working hours, innovations and a few other points they consider important for the productive sector, and especially for small business and to generate jobs.
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El Nacional
6 May 2019