US EditionColombia lower house approves pension reform, again
- Colombia's lower house approved a pension reform bill that required workers earning less than $800 per month to save with the state pension fund.
- The bill ensures payments for those without sufficient retirement savings and reduces the number of weeks women who have children must accumulate to be eligible for pensions.
- The government estimates that around 2.6 million older adults will benefit from the payments to those with no or insufficient pension savings.
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Colombian House of Representatives Passes President Petro's Pension Reform - teleSUR English
This Saturday, in special sessions, the House of Representatives of Colombia gave its approval to the text of the penal reform that the Senate had endorsed, in response to a request from the Constitutional Court for procedural defects. RELATED: President Petro To Sign Labor Reform in Colombia The legislative chamber approved it with 104 votes in favour and nine against, the request made by members of the Historical Pact to accept the text of the…
Colombia lower house approves pension reform, again
Colombia's lower house approved on Saturday, for the second time, a pension reform supported by leftist President Gustavo Petro, after the constitutional court ordered a repetition of the ballot because of procedural irregularities.
Employers, employees and retirees will begin paying long-term care contributions on July 1st.
Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia’s Congress approved pension reforms Saturday after the Constitutional Court corrected a procedural error and re-elected the same vote that passed the package a year ago. The move marks another victory for President Gustavo Petro’s administration, which has pushed through a series of ambitious reforms, including a recently approved labor reform. The health care overhaul was rejected in the past and is curre…
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