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By Gerardo Quintero Tello
Editor in Chief for 90 Minutes
More than one hundred thousand workers in the capital of the Valley prepare the staggered return to their work starting this Monday, May 11, as authorized by the National Government.
The Secretary of Economic Development of Cali, Argemiro Cortés Buitrago, referred to the sectors that will be reactivated and the strategies that will be implemented to achieve the safe incorporation of workers into companies.
The official pointed out that the economic reactivation of the city will be accompanied by the strategy of the Health Passport that has the purpose of complying with the biosafety regulations by the companies that start operating in the second week of May. Precisely, this Saturday, starting at eight o’clock at night, the digital platform of the Health Passport will be available for new sectors that resume working life to be registered starting next Monday. “We will open our platform for all companies and workers to register. The model is simple, enter www.cali.edu.co, enter the Passport site and register your company and employee, “he said.
Cortés added that 118,600 employees will start work in the 11,400 companies that comply with the biosafety protocols in Cali. “This means that we have a gigantic challenge not only for the city’s economy, but for the health of the people of Caleños. For this reason, we will monitor together with the Ministry of Health, to ensure that employees begin their work in optimal conditions, “he said.
Precisely, the official reiterated to the 90 Minutes Newscast the need to start a revival of the city’s economy without putting the workers at risk. “That is why our insistence that all authorized companies have their digital passport, that they think about 24-hour production days, that mass transportation offer their services 24 hours a day and that employers seek mechanisms and shifts that do not put the health of their employees at risk. ”
Cortés explained that it is about 3,533 companies in the manufacturing sector and 7,926 belonging to the commerce sector that will give a lifeline to the deteriorated economy of the capital of the Valley.
Likewise, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development stressed that starting this Monday, May 11, a follow-up work will begin, together with the Secretariats of Public Health and Safety, with the purpose of verifying the registered establishments to corroborate that the protocols of biosecurity are being effectively complied with. It will also be verified that the documents are in order and that the recommendations established in the protocols are followed because otherwise the companies will be closed until they comply with the protocols established in resolution 666 of the Ministry of Health.
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In turn, María Victoria Vásquez, manager of the Valle del Cauca Regional Commission for Competitiveness and Innovation, was pleased with the measure and said that it becomes an opportunity and a challenge for the department.
“As our region is a Valley of bio-businesses we can become the suppliers par excellence for the food chain both in Colombia and abroad. We also have a robust and certified business fabric, of goods and services, that are demanding us at the moment. ”
For his part, Councilor Milton Castrillón appreciated the possibility of reactivating the city’s economy, but he called attention to the evaluation of all security risks, to guarantee access to public transport for workers and to avoid the crowds that may increase the impact of infections in the Valle’s capital.
The sectors that add to the economic recovery
Manufacturing industry sectors:
• Manufacture of furniture, mattresses and bed bases.
• Manufacture of vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
• Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products.
• Manufacture of machinery and equipment.
• Maintenance and repair of automobiles.
• Maintenance and repair of technology and computer equipment.
Wholesale trade sectors:
• Wholesale and retail trade of vehicles.
• Wholesale trade of furniture and household goods (including clothing).
• Retail trade of pet products.
• Retail trade of construction materials, hardware, locksmiths, glass and paint.
• Wholesale trade of machinery and equipment.
Retail trade of fuels, cleaning and maintenance products for motor vehicles.
• Retail trade of books, newspapers, stationery and desks in specialized stores. Laundry services at home.
• Activities related to the operation of vehicle maintenance service establishments, appliances, boats, agricultural or fishing machinery.
• Automotive diagnostic center.
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