No + AFP calls on the government "to listen to the public to put in place a real pension reform"

The National Coordinator + AFP categorically rejected the pension reform project announced by the Executive an initiative that was signed Monday by President Sebastián Piñera to be discussed in the two rooms.

In this context, the organization noted that "rather than solve the tragedy of precarious pensions, the reform of the government maintains and strengthens the model of the PFA, maintains pensions subject to market avatars and only installs more locks so that no reform designed against the individual capitalization system can be discussed in Congress. "

" C & Is a proposal that remains far from being the principles of social security and the big beneficiaries are the AFP and the "sector" which will have more savings for the workers to increase their profits ", ag No, no AFP in a document published this afternoon.

The organization said that "the state, through public spending, ie general taxes paid mainly by the poorest Chileans, badumes the most "The main burden of the improvements that they are offered, AFPs thus benefiting from a higher contribution."

At the same time, he indicated that the 4% increase in contributions to the proposed employer charge and that will be progressive in 8 or 9 years, "This means that the pensions will improve for the younger generations who will retire in 30 or 40 years".

"The proposed increase in the solidarity pillar, at the expense of the state, although it somewhat improves the current pensions of the poorest 60% , is absolutely inadequate, even more so when it will be progressive and in sections of age. For example, the 10% increase in the first phase of the price band system only accounts for the size of the system. an improvement of $ 10,800, or $ 357 per day, which is equivalent to ¼ kilo of bread, "said the coordinator.

Faced with this scenario Non + AFP called on the government, parliamentarians and political parties "to meet the workers and the CNT No + AFP and listen to the citizens for the establishment of a Genuine pension reform based on the principles of social security. "

" Today, we would not discuss reforms if millions of Chileans had not taken to the streets to demand better pensions and to say no + AFP If the voice of citizenship is not heard, it uses its rights and will seek the means that will allow it to best meet its demands, "he said.