They ask for cooperation from the ILO in the case of Costa Rica’s social security

In the document, which was delivered to Leonardo Ferreira, deputy director of the ILO’s office for Central America, Haiti, Panama and the Dominican Republic, based in this capital, and addressed to ILO’s director of office, Elena Montobio, these groups say they believe there is anger against public institutions.

They point out that this jeopardizes the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) and the human right to social security.

The Costa Rican President, Rodrigo Chaves, announced in a press conference on the 7th the Governing Council’s decision to suspend and convict five members of the CCSS Board of Directors, and its former CEO Alvaro Ramos, who dismissed him last September. To prefer adjusting the salaries of employees of this entity.

Unions and social organizations highlight in their document to the ILO the importance of the social security system that Costa Rica has achieved, in terms of coverage and institutional development.

But they warn that in recent weeks the CCSS has faced a disingenuous campaign aimed at putting into public opinion the idea of ​​bankruptcy of the entity, something they consider to be scientifically unfounded.

They claim that such government actions distort the real actuarial expectations of the system, such as the rights and working conditions of CCSS workers, as well as their independence.

Elsewhere, they mention the state’s multimillion-dollar debt with this entity, which exceeds three billion colones – about five billion dollars -, which supports the enterprise mainly with contributions from workers and employers.

They denounced that after the dismissal of Ramos and the departure of the general manager, there are events that violate institutional independence and that the tripartite model of the institution (work, employer and state) is not respected by the presidential house and the CEO imposed on it. CCSS Board of Directors.

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They assert that the foregoing prevents tripartite and democratic dialogue, following the arbitrary and illegal suspension of five members of the CCSS Board of Directors.

Specifically, the ethics groups request the ILO to prepare and provide a technical opinion regarding the validity of the recent actuarial study prepared by the Directorate of Actuarial and Economic Planning to the CCSS Board in November 2021 in terms of methodology and its findings. and conclusions.

They expect their application, which has been accepted by the OIT, to receive a response in the coming days.

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