The representatives of the Argentine Industrial Union addressed the following topics today at the Board of Directors meeting:
UIA ACTIVITIES: the president of the institution, Daniel Funes de Rioja, reported on the institutional activities in which the UIA participated during the past week. Among them, the Plenary meeting of the Education, Labor and Production Council; the presentation of the Hydrocarbon Investment Promotion Bill; the meeting of presidents of the Industrial Council of Mercosur (CIM); the plenary session of the Minimum, Vital and Mobile Wage Council; and the XXI Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (CIMT) of the Organization of American States (OAS) - during which, Funes de Rioja was named president of the Business Commission for Technical Advisory on Labor Matters (CEATAL).)- and the meetings of the G20 business chapter.
HEADING TO THE 27TH INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE: Within the framework of the activities towards the 27th Industrial Conference, the UIA will organize together with its partners six regional meetings that will begin on Thursday, October 14 in Paraná , Between rivers. To continue during the following weeks in Cuyo, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Northern Region (NEA+NOA). From a federal perspective, the agenda of activities will address challenges in infrastructure, investment, job creation and competitiveness, among others.
SECTOR AND REGIONAL CURRENT NEWS: The sector and regional representatives analyzed the evolution of the activity. Regarding tax issues, the UIA worked on a proposal for a new moratorium that includes the affected companiesdue to the pandemic and who due to debts could not enter the previous one. In this sense, the bill recently presented in parliament was analyzed to provide suggestions – that debts until 2021 be included, that the amount of installments be increased and that repatriation not be required, among others. In addition, the problem of cost overruns in maritime freight for international trade was addressed, which is estimated to take at least two years to return to pre-pandemic prices. Another issue with an impact on the sector is the difficulty in obtaining containers, since they generate many tensions in global supply chains, in addition to affecting Argentine export potential.
EDUCATION AGENDA: with new authorities, the UIA relaunched the Department of Education and Vocational Training. Among the objectives of the new institutional spaceional are the actions to promote technical-professional training, the link with the productive world, the strengthening of ties between the educational community and the industry, as well as the generation of an environment that promotes a work culture in accordance with the requirements of technology, new skills and trades, with employability as the main axis. To overcome the challenges proposed by new technologies, sustainable production and the generation of inclusive work environments, it is essential to deepen the link between technical-professional education, with the active participation of teachers, students, businessmen and workers. Juan Pablo Dri (President); Daniel Laco (Vice President); Juana Torresin (Secretary) and Alejandro Pedrosa (President of the Vocational Training and Technology Committee) will bethe new authorities of the area.