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In order to train and provide tools to strengthen the labor mediation service between workers and employers, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) held a workshop with the participation of specialized conciliators and administrative staff of the Directorate for the Prevention and Resolution of Labor Disputes and Corporate Social Responsibility (DPSCLRSE).
The workshop "Mediation in collective bargaining and strikes" was held on August 18 and was led by Dr. Jorge Tulio Cosentino Soler and the head of the DPSCLRSE, Manuela García Cochagne, who made technical clarifications on the mechanism for resolving conflicts between employers and unions.
Cosentino Soler explained that, with the prior authorization of the parties, the conciliator may act as mediator and present one or more proposals for a solution. In addition, the mediator can propose solution formulas within the agreed period or, within a maximum period of 10 days.
It indicated that during the strike resulting from collective bargaining, the parties or the Administrative Labour Authority may appoint a mediator. Also, in the extra process originated by collective bargaining, employers and unions have the power to request the conciliator to act as mediator.
The parties are authorized to make use of any valid means that allows them to peacefully resolve the dispute of a collective labor nature, he said during the workshop.
In turn, the head of the Directorate of Prevention and Resolution of Labor Disputes and Corporate Social Responsibility Labor, had a practical intervention and referred to the work of the labor mediator and experiences applying mediation.
Dr. García Cochagne also shared about the importance of analyzing the final proposals presented by employers and unions, the valuation and the effects of the approaches on the total income of workers and labor costs, among others.
