Is the ban on wipers?: say the mayor of Ventanilla and the mayor of Surquillo

Last Friday, the Lima Metropolitan Council approved an ordinance banning wipers in the capital. This measure was supported by Mayor Rafael López Allaga and received the approval of 39 councilors and the burgomaster himself.

For this reason, in dialogue with RPP newsMayor Surquillo, Cynthia Loaizaand Mayor of Ventanilla, Hovinson VasquezThey expressed their opinion on this ruling and indicated the measures to be taken by their respective efforts before the janitors.

Cynthia Loaiza: “We have an obligation to keep our neighbors safe”

Mayor surquillowho was running for office on behalf of the Renovación Popular party indicated that his leadership supported the ordinance promoted Rafael Lopez Allagamayor of Lima.

“In order to preserve the safety, life and health of our citizens, our Mayor Rafael López Allaga has launched this initiative to strengthen the ban on economic activity on public roads and make this ban on people who carry out activities wiper”, he pointed out.

With that in mind, he said that mayors have “obligationto “guarantee” the lives of neighbors and that operations to ban this outpatient activity will be intensified in their jurisdiction.

“We have Decree 452 in Surquillo, which forbids economic activity on public roads. We have stepped up operations in alliance with the National Police on the roads where this economic activity is most likely to occur,” he said.

“In the ordinance, we have permission for both the owner and those who carry out this activity. I think that this initiative Council of Lima will guarantee the life and health of our citizens,” he added.

Regarding the lack of formal employment opportunities for those who clean windshields on the avenues, Mayor Loiza believes that the Department of Labor (MTPE) is already promoting employment promotion activities that these people can take advantage of.

“A few days ago we signed an agreement with PETMthrough the Lurawi program to provide employment opportunities to the people of Surquillo, and I know that through this ministry (…) various mechanisms are being implemented that provide employment opportunities for citizens,” he said.

“I believe there is an opportunity and that we have to fix it and we can’t justify it. It is true that a fair payment is for sinners, but we cannot justify aggression, we cannot take away the peace of a citizen who is in his car,” he added.

Hovinson Vazquez: “There is a need for work and a lack of jobs”

For my part, the Mayor of Ventanilla, Hovinson Vasquezit is believed that this type of worker peddlers They arise because of the serious political and social crisis that the country has experienced and which must be considered “that fund” for decision-making.

“Given the need for work and the lack of job opportunities, neighbors are taking the initiative to solve everyday problems. a crisis political and social (…), which hit hard on the main family basket,” he said.

“This does not mean that we are not going to ensure the safety of our neighbors, we do. But I think it should also have a downside (…) possibilities so that many of those families who live from day to day can have their own space and support them”, he added.

In addition, it states that the association of mayors of the constitutional province Callao did not consider a ruling similar to the ruling Municipality of Limabut who evaluate measures in this regard.

“At the moment, all the mayors of Callao have not approved no ruling. What we want is to rearrange the issue of street vending, to register, because maybe today it can happen to janitors, and later to those who sell sweets or drinks. These people deserve a job opportunity,” he said.

Faced with this situation, he indicated that his management was looking to create formal employment opportunities for these neighbors.

“Given the upcoming opening of the Chancay port, we have already spoken to private companies that are going to invest in Ventanilla (…) so that 60% of the labor market will be in people with skilled and unskilled labor from the area. So, we are going to give possibilities those who need it,” he said.