Labor Minister on Surco’s measures against janitors: “Our position is not in favor of a ban”

Labor Minister Luis Alfonso Adriansen assured that the government rejects any prohibitive stance. This is after the municipality of Surco announces that itinerant windshield washers will be banned from operating in its jurisdiction.

“Our position is not in favor of a ban. I think this is an understandable reaction because citizens are demanding security, but I think we should also look for alternatives.
that do not detract from the dignity of self-employment. It is true that this ban Surco is calling for will deter it in the short term, but long-term alternatives must be sought. Real solutions to the problem,” he said in night air rotary from RPP news.

Adrianzen argued that one of the solutions to the problem is create more jobs in a country that includes both citizens and foreigners.

“We must create more jobs, create optimal conditions for the prosperity of the economy. We have to worry about this kind of policy from the government and the state, including all citizens and foreigners living in the country. Discrimination is illegal, it vilifies and dehumanizes us,” he said.

Furrow made the ban official

The Municipality of Santiago de Surco, by Mayoral Decree No. 08-2023-MSS, published in the official gazette El Peruano, announced a ban on “ambulatory activities of washing windshields and other activities on public roads” in the said area.

The measure specifies that owners who carry out or allow third parties to wash their cars on the streets of Surco will be fined.

According to the table of violations, it will be considered a serious offense to “carry out commercial activities on public roads without the permission of the municipality” (windshield wipers and vehicle washers) and will be subject to a fine of 35% of the tax unit (UTD). equivalent to SGD 1,732.50.

While “to the owner for conducting or allowing third parties to wash his vehicle on public roads”, this would be considered a minor offense and would carry a fine of 10% of the UST, i.e. S/495.

Protect measure

In this regard, the mayor of the said area, Carlos Bruce, in a dialogue with RPP Noticias, explained that the decree is based on the previous provisions and that the “innovation” is the instruction that Serenasgo can “root out” those who are committed to the aforementioned activities.

“The central part of the ruling – since everything else already existed, the fines were already in the previous ruling – is that we instructed Serenasgo to, together with the police, eradicate by force those who carry out these activities,” he said. indicated.

“The novelty of the mayor’s decree lies in their physical eradication, since they endanger not only the lives of third parties, but also themselves,” he added.

Asked about the presence of children who also clean windshields, the mayor said it was “not normal”.

“It is not normal for children to be in the middle of overtaking (…) and therefore they cannot be there, not only for their own safety, but also for the safety of third parties. Therefore, they will be physically uprooted from these places. , – he said.