Social protection
Asocajas held its Gran Foro de Protección Social on April 8, where experts discussed Colombia's high labor informality and the need for macroeconomic solutions. David Escobar Arango, president of Asocajas' Board, opened the event noting that formal employment is stagnant despite falling unemployment. Panelists including José Ignacio López of Anif, María Claudia Lacouture of Aliadas, and César Giraldo of Banco de la República addressed minimum wage and inflation.
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The Senate plenum approved a legislative project to bolster care and protection for older adults amid rising indigence and assaults on this demographic. Promoted by Senator Karina Espinosa, the initiative reforms state fund management and toughens penalties for neglect. It aims to optimize resources such as the elderly welfare stamp.