Denis Sol has become famous as a hard example of what is clearly the opposite of work-life balance of a mother
It all started with videos posted on Facebook that denounces the reality of this driver of a Transantiago bus (Chile) that She works with her daughter for a little over 12 months, in a stroller placed behind her seat.
We tell you why and what is claimed in social networks.
No family or business support
These are the two videos recorded by bus users who have burned social networks and have been shared and commented on the outrage they cause.
The idea of uploading them to social networks was based on a co-worker, as a way of denouncing a work situation that affects the drivers and mothers of the Santiago Uno Express company, for years.
As Denis commented on the television show "Very Good morning to all" that echoed the news, the only solution they give is the Crib Room and when it rejects a child for being sick, none. She asks that, at least, she be given a compensatory amount to be able to take her daughter to another nursery school when she is sick or has the flu, as was the case in videos that have been made viral.
Denis says that he went to the social worker to ask for help because with the 38,000 pesos he charges per month (just over € 50), it is impossible to pay anyone to take care of my daughter.
"They told me to pull my family contacts, something unthinkable. I only have brothers and my mother also works, so she can't take care of my daughter. She stays with her father when she's sick but whenever he rests, since he works for shifts and if it's the day, I have to take care of myself. "
The solidarity of the people
His routine was, as he told the program, to leave his eldest son on the bus, at 6.65 in the morning and then go with his little girl to the garages to pick up her work environment. And that, it's cold and with the cold girl.
But luckily, in the absence of immediate solutions from the company, some of the teepepeners decided to lay a cable to Denis and his daughter. This is the case of Douglas Thompson contacted a program to offer a free nursery school.
And what does the government say?
Social networks began to burn when the video was shared by Isabel Pla, Minister of Women and Gender Equity, on her Twitter account. And even more because the video was accompanied by these words:
"There are facts that go through common sense more than by laws. In this case, the employer could understand a worker faced with the dilemma of caring for her son or fulfilling her shift, and acting with minimal humanity."
There are facts that go through common sense rather than laws. In this case, the employer was able to understand a worker faced with the dilemma of caring for her son or serving her shift, and acting with minimal humanity pic.twitter.com/jBW1d7y67v
- Isabel Pla (@isabelpla) August 7, 2018
As can be seen in the comments made to her twit of August 7, she is required to take action as a Government, because it is she who can end this type of situation.
Labor conciliation in Chile goes badly
According to the Corporate Family Responsibility Index (RFC), prepared by the ESE Business School Group Work and Family Center, 38% of employees perceive that their work environment systematically facilitates, or occasionally, the reconciliation between work and family, while 62% feel that the company makes an effort only occasionally or that rightly makes it difficult. These are worse figures than those of the rest of the world: globally there are 46% of responses located in the positive sections, and 54% refers to negative environments.
This was announced by the Chilean television network 'La Tercera', which adds in its article that "Although there are companies that have implemented policies that seek greater participation of the father in parenting, such as allowing them during the first month of birth of the son, they can go to work an hour later, culturally there is a lot to go. "
And in Spain?
Well, it seems that we are the fourth OECD country with the best family-work reconciliation conditions. This is what Xataka Magnet says, explaining where the trick is: lack of work and low salaries mean we don't have children. And besides, we have more free hours to be with the family. These are the conclusions of a macro study conducted by the OECD.
Law 39/1999, of November 5 to promote the reconciliation of family and working life of working people, provides a series of guarantees. We talk about the right of maternity, paternity, breastfeeding, reduced working hours, modification of working hours and leave. In addition to help in each community to support families.
In addition, Law 31/1995, of November 8 on Occupational Risk Prevention, establishes safety recommendations set by the International Labor Organization (ILO) for women who are breastfeeding or pregnant. Among many other aspects, in this Law collects the ban on pregnant or nursing women from night work and overtime, as well as work that involves lifting or pushing heavy weights or requiring excessive physical effort.
According to the report "Business perspective on the reconciliation of work and family life" of the business organization CEOE, Spanish workers resort to temporary reconciliation to be able to combine their work life with the family.
However, the study adds that not all companies have the same organizational margins to allow reconciliation, and warns of the scarcity of resources of microenterprises or SMEs to deal with these situations.
In addition, the business organization doubts that the current conciliation measures are favorable and beneficial for all, since it considers that harm the professional career of workers, their Social Security contributions and, in addition, create situations of rigidity and tension with companies. You can find a full explanation of the report in the article published in Babies and More 'Reconciliation of work and family life: a long way to go'.
And with that conclusion we stay: we can, we need, do more to make work and family reconciliation a reality in all countries, if we do not want to be a fully aged population in a very short time (we are on the road).
Reporting cases such as Denis' can be a way to raise awareness among governments and companies that it is necessary to improve policies for the benefit of families.
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