Background on Caintra Nuevo León and its Relevance
Caintra Nuevo León, led by President Jorge Santos Reyna, represents a significant industrial cluster in Monterrey, Nuevo León. As the voice of local manufacturers and businesses, Caintra Nuevo León plays a crucial role in shaping policies that impact the region’s economy and workforce. The organization’s recent stance on labor reform highlights its commitment to ensuring a balanced and productive industrial sector.
Encuesta y Preocupaciones de Caintra Nuevo León
During the second forum on implementing a 40-hour workweek, Jorge Santos Reyna presented the results of an internal survey among Caintra Nuevo León’s affiliated companies. The survey revealed that 63.4% of respondents expressed concerns about potential productivity impacts, while 58% anticipated increased costs due to overtime payments. Furthermore, 29% of the companies foresee difficulties in finding adequately skilled personnel.
Key Proposals by Caintra Nuevo León
In light of these concerns, Santos Reyna proposed five essential topics for discussion during working sessions:
- Improving Productivity: Careful interpretation of the reform to avoid negative impacts on productivity.
- Gradual Implementation: Emphasizing the Secretary of Labor and Social Prevision’s call for gradual implementation, Santos Reyna stressed the importance of maintaining these techniques as a constant in the equation.
- Flexible Labor Framework: Caintra proposes a flexible distribution based on workload, allowing companies to distribute weekly hours according to demand peaks while ensuring maximum daily limits and adequate rest periods.
- Incentives for SMEs: Santos Reyna called for analyzing this aspect to ensure that small businesses have the necessary resources from the government, unions, and their own employees to train new workers.
- Promoting Formality: With over 50% of the workforce in informality, Caintra Nuevo León urges finding ways to benefit more workers from these changes.
Commitment to Enhance Working Conditions
Regarding Concamin President Alejandro Malagón’s goal of creating 8 million jobs in the next five years, Santos Reyna emphasized that reducing work hours must be accompanied by training to prevent productivity decline and secure well-paid, skilled jobs.
“The industrials of Nuevo León are willing to further improve working conditions gradually, focusing on productivity and labor flexibility while supporting SMEs. The industry is ready to move forward responsibly, together,” stated Jorge Santos Reyna.
Financing and Mobility
Alongside these proposals, Santos Reyna highlighted the urgent need for soft loans to invest in process improvements or operational reorganization, such as adopting new automation technologies, enhancing productivity through training, promoting technical education, and improving public transportation in urban areas for better employee rest.
Moreover, he praised the digitalization of bureaucratic processes, expressing satisfaction with the president’s efforts to reduce regulatory burdens and emphasizing continued collaboration for expediting these changes.
Key Questions and Answers
- What are the main concerns of Caintra Nuevo León regarding labor reform?
Caintra Nuevo León’s primary concerns include potential productivity impacts, increased costs due to overtime payments, and difficulties in finding adequately skilled personnel.
- What proposals has Caintra Nuevo León put forward for labor reform?
Caintra Nuevo León has proposed gradual implementation, a flexible labor framework, incentives for SMEs, and promoting formality to address the concerns of its member companies.
- How does Caintra Nuevo León view the goal of creating 8 million jobs in five years?
Caintra Nuevo León believes that reducing work hours must be accompanied by training to prevent productivity decline and secure well-paid, skilled jobs.
- What additional needs has Caintra Nuevo León highlighted for the industrial sector?
Caintra Nuevo León has emphasized the urgent need for soft loans to invest in process improvements, adopt new technologies, enhance productivity through training, and improve public transportation in urban areas.
