SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE APR. (Press Europa) –
The president of CEOE-Harife, Pedro Afonso, urged this Wednesday for a return “to the path of dialogue and reason” within the hospitality sector following the strikes during Holy Week in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He defended this stance, noting that business leaders have already proposed a date in May to commence negotiations for the agreement with the unions.
“We are no longer discussing a specific negotiation regarding the issues experienced during Holy Week; this has now evolved into a matter of a collective agreement. Therefore, we need to take a constructive approach that also embodies continuity,” Afonso stated during the unveiling of the Economic Counture Bulletin.
He emphasised the necessity to resume “the path of trust, dialogue, and reason” because in “the vital activity of an insular region,” referring to tourism, “every gesture matters, and behind each minor setback, there exists an echo that is even more significant, particularly concerning trust.”
“When trust diminishes, investment halts. This is something we must not and cannot allow. We cannot transform collective bargaining and economic activities into a battlefield,” the president of the business group in the western province remarked.
Afonso has also expressed his “concern” regarding the repercussions of national labour reform, citing the “negative outcomes” it has produced. He highlighted a “discouraging fact” concerning affiliation in the Canary Islands during the first quarter, which saw 14,000 individuals registered with Social Security. Notably, 13,102 of these students were engaged in unpaid internships, suggesting that over 90% of the increase in affiliation in the first quarter is not driven by activity.
Anonymous Complaints Mailbox: 300 Emails in One Month
The Anonymous Complaints service of CEOE-Harife, which allows formal complaints to be submitted directly from the complainant to the Public Administration via three categories—labour inspection, social security, and health quality service—has recorded 300 emails of denunciation across the Canary Islands in April, as announced by its president, Pedro Afonso, on Wednesday.
“When we gather data over the next six months to a year, we will begin to provide statistics on the results. However, I can confirm that, according to the health quality service, they have already received over 300 emails of denunciation across the Canary Islands in the first month,” he remarked.
