Debates, balances y desafíos post-progresistas Flashcards
What was Allianza PAIS? When was it founded by whom?
Alianza PAIS was a political party which was founded in 2006 by Rafael Correa as an anti-imperialist, left-leaning, Bolivarian, democratic socialist party, left wing nationalism, and progressivism.
What are the origins of Alianza Pais?
Alianza PAIS’ origins can be found in 1999 when Ricardo Patino, Alberto Acosta, Patricia Davila, Ivonne Benitez, and other politicians called for the creation of Jubilee 2000 Net Guayaquil, a civic corporation which would investigate ways to solve the issue of Ecuador’s Foreign Debt which had risen to a historic high. Rafael Correa, Gustavo Larrea, and Fander Falconi
What is the new name for Alianza PAIS and when was it changed?
The new name is MOVER, which stands for Movimiento Verde Etico Revolucionario y Democratico, changed in 2021.
What was Moreno’s approval rating before taking office and what was his approval rating after leaving office?
Moreno’s approval rating went from 77% after the 2017 Ecuadorian election and after mismanagement of the COVID crisis, austerity measures, and a sharp turn to the political right, left with an approval rating of 9%.
What were the concessions that Correa made to labor in the 2008 reconstitutionalization?
Constituent mandate number 4 guaranteed labor stability, collective bargaining, and the right to organize. Constituent Mandate No 8 eliminated and prohibited labor outsourcing, labor intermediation and any other form of precariousness
What constitutional reform by the Raphael Correa created a large chasm between his administration and laborers?
The 2008 Constitution limits the right to strike of public workers, core of trade unionism, and formally divides workers into public and private sector
Other than the use of constitutional limits on the public sector’s right to strike, what other measure did Correa pass in 2009 which directly and affected the rights of labor unions?
Directo Ejecutivo N.o 1701, which limits collective bargaining in the public sector with the argument of limiting the “priveleges of labor unions”
Between 2007 and 2018, how many times did workers take to the streets to make demands to the government?
30 times.
When was la Ley Organica de Servicio Publico passed and what did it do?
- La Ley organica de Servicio Publico, which divided public servants and public sector workers under different laws. The Public Sector workers were under the Labor Code and the Public Servants were governed by the rules of public service. This eliminated collective bargaining and striking in the public sector.
What was Executive Decree number 183, and how did it put pressure on workers in regards to their employment?
It was passed in 2011 and codified the purchase of resignations and puts into effect the “purchase of obligatory resignations”, a mechanism of pressure and dismissal of workers
What ammendments to Ecuador’s constitution in 2015 were passed in relation to worker’s rights?
Ammendments in article 229 and 326 eliminated the right to collective bargaining in the public sector and private sector where the government invests resources.
In 2016, la Ley Organica de Trabajo Juvenil, Regulación Excepcional de la Jornada de Trabajo, Cesantia, y Seguro de Desempleo allowed employer’s to make laboral changes during times of crisis. What were they? What changes were made in relation to severance payments.
The Ley organica de Trabajo Juvenil, Regulación Excepcional de la Jornada de Trabajo, Cesantia, y Seguro de Desempleo allowed employers to reduce working hours from 40 to 36, affecting worker’s salaries. Additionally it removes the employer’s responsibility to make severance payments and it is assumed by the state.
What did Acuerdo Ministerial numero 2016-0054 doin relation to labor flexibility and hourly work in the agricultural sector?When was it passed?
El acuerdo ministerial numero 2016-0054 formalized the flixibilization of labor and hourly work in the agricultural sector.
Executive Order 094 did what in 2017 in relation to resignation and compensation
Impedes compensation for resignation for those under 70 years old, being 40,000
Acuerdo Ministerial 2017-0029 affected what industries in relation to labor flexibilization?
It legalized new contractual models that legalized labor flexibilization in the banana, floricultural, and tourism sectors of the economy.
