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At a press conference held today, Esther Herguedas spokesman IURM Presidency has expressed his organization's solidarity with the workers cleaning the Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca on strike and especially Puri Escudero, chair of the Committee Business farewell.
To Herguedas there is no doubt that this is a dismissal for trade union whose origin is the complaints that have long made Puri and other Committee members and relate to breaches of the agreement in the sector, administrative irregularities, the lack of compliance with occupational health standards ...
but also the very conditions of service, with a company that does not respect the terms of the contract established with the administration.
Therefore, Herguedas said, we have requested the attendance at the Regional Assembly Minister for Health, Ms. M ª Ángeles Palacios "Do not understand why neither the Department has discussed this conflict and the school management has taken action" .
Especially when the problem has dragged on for some time: the workers had asked to meet with the Minister personally to convey their grievances but never received them.
The representative of IURM believes that this situation is the result of the policy of privatization of public services that ultimately impact of PP in a lack of attention to the citizenry and affects a fundamental right, the right to health.
This conflict is but the tip of the iceberg of what awaits us in the future if the administration of the PP continues to extend to private health management in other areas.
Herguedas announced that UI + LV representative in the Regional Assembly, Joseph A.
Thriving has requested to appear before the camera of the Minister of Health, "to justify in economic terms and quality of what you choose to outsource the service instead of direct management."
We also urge the Minister to provide details about the monitoring and evaluation instruments used to monitor the management of the Fir Group, a company that paid with public funds and justify the reasons for which this company was hired to Despite its history of mismanagement in the same hospital.
Herguedas recalled that the works council has complained that some 70 people have contracts to 6.5 hours a day, to avoid complying with the agreement as equal wages to the level of puncture, which the company is reported to have workers without high in social security and fraudulently use the formula for replacement contracts to avoid permanent contracts.
Herguedas also referred to breaches of the specification.
In Arrixaca cleaning products are used only 3 dishwasher, mop and bleach to be stretched to the maximum as the company spared all the material and not reset when finished.
Is that normal to the operating room Sra.Consejera the Arrixaca disinfected with dishwasher?
Herguedas wonders also noted that despite the hospital's surface has risen by 30% with the new flag, the company performs the service with the same workers.
Also reported that sometimes Arrixaca workers have developed their working day, not in the hospital, but in several malls in the Fir group must have the Service Award and the truck with hazardous waste requiring special treatment, does not meet the safety measures and who walks and runs off its load around.
Finally Herguedas said that his organization will continue demanding the right to health, not as a business subject to market rules.
Source: IURM
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