The ceremony was carried out at the House of Government and was attended by the Ministers of Government and Reform of the State, Pablo Farías; and of Labour and Social Security, Julio Gampiero; and the Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzón.
Gampiero highlighted the participation of Garzón and said, "He enriches the joint work which we have been doing in Santa Fe", and "this agreement opens a new perspective, aiming to generate better labour conditions without harassment or violence and incorporating the human rights perspective, which is very important and we should move towards its universalization".
In his turn, Garzon said, "I have checked that in Santa Fe there is not only a legislative development but that, more importantly, there is interaction between institutions and the different stakeholders to address issues in the business field and for working in human rights standards".
"We must seize this moment and what was done in the public sector to consolidate what it has been done in the private area; human rights do not differ according to the sector. You have to be aware that the economic and financial crisis does not impact on the most vulnerable classes, and therefore that there is no more discrimination but respect for labour standards," he emphasized.
Finally, the Spanish jurist pointed out, "It is an ideal time to make this interaction, this comprehensive work that exists in Santa Fe, accompany the new legislation to eradicate workplace harassment. We want to accompany this initiative, and this is the meaning of the agreement which we have signed."
ATTENDEES
The Undersecretary of Policies on Employment and Decent Work, Guillermo Cherner; the Provincial Director of Political and Constitutional Reform, Oscar ; and the Ombudsman of the Province of Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, representatives of the Baltasar Garzón International Foundation, the Union Network for working environments free of violence, the Ceibo Foundation, and Apyme Santa Fe attended the ceremony.
The activity was part of the discussions around the new Approach and Prevention of Violence and Harassment in Working Environments in the Private Sector in the Province of Santa Fe Act, which involved the provincial government, legislators, trade unions, entrepreneurs and social organizations, among others.
