Opposition former presidential candidate Jeannette Jara addressed this afternoon the labor plan presented by President José Antonio Kast, which, according to the Executive Branch, will mobilize $1.3 trillion (about US$1,350 million) and seeks to generate more than 100,000 jobs.
As explained last Tuesday, the initiative comprises four pillars: accelerating public investment and fast-execution works; boosting hiring and direct employment; restoring liquidity for companies and suppliers; and deploying a national policy with local execution and monitoring.
And today, the former Labor Minister said she hopes such measures become a help for the population, although she questioned the scope of the project and its financing.
"Let's hope that President Kast's government can take measures that are more effective in order to strengthen employment. It is a big challenge for the country," said Jara upon arriving at an event in La Pintana honoring former President Michelle Bachelet.
Asked about the current employment crisis, the former Communist Party presidential candidate began by stating that "contrary to what one might expect, I am not going to engage in petty criticism, as he did many times during the campaign, because I know that matters of government and state are difficult."
However, Jara added: "What I do want to say is that with the number of jobs that have been destroyed during his term, to think that…
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PoliticsThe opposition's former presidential candidate called on the president to be "more ambitious" in his job recovery goals, and also asked him to be "clearer" about how the government's plan will be financed. Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast. CommentsThe opposition's former presidential candidate, Jeannette Jara, addressed this afternoon the labor plan presented by President José Antonio Kast, which, as the government announced in advance, will mobilize 1.3 trillion pesos (about US$1.35 billion), seeking to generate more than 100,000 jobs. As explained last Tuesday, the initiative comprises four pillars: accelerating public investment and fast-execution works; boosting hiring and direct employment; restoring liquidity for companies and suppliers; and deploying a national policy with local execution and monitoring. And today, the former Labor Minister said she hopes these measures become a help for the population, though she questioned the scope of the project and its financing. "I hope President Kast's government can take measures that are more effective in order to strengthen employment. It is a big challenge for the country," said Jara upon arriving at an event in La Pintana honoring former President Michelle Bachelet. Asked about the current employment crisis, the PC's former presidential candidate began by saying that "contrary to what might be expected, I am not going to dwell on small criticisms, as he did many times during the campaign, because I know that matters of government and state are difficult." However, Jara added: "What I do want to say is that with the number of jobs that have been destroyed during his term, to think that he proposes recovering 100,000 jobs — that's like half of the jobs that have already been destroyed during his term. So I would ask him to be a little more ambitious, because the country needs it." She then extended her challenge to the president: "In whatever he needs collaboration on, he will have our support, but he has to be clear in his proposals, because what he has stated is that he will inject some kind of resources, without it being clear whether we are talking about new resources or resources that have not been spent due to a lack of management by his ministries." More on: Jeannette Jara, José Antonio Kast, plan, employment