A total of 509 irregular contracts were detected thanks to the extraordinary inspection campaign recently carried out in the Canary Islands, as explained by the Minister of Employment, Elena Máñez, this Friday in the Parliament of the Canary Islands. In addition, thanks to the extraordinary campaign, Mañez detailed that the working conditions of 1,063 people have been improved.
In response to a question from the deputy of the Agrupación Socialista Gomera Jesús Ramos, Máñez has detailed that of those 509 irregular contracts, 302 exceeded the agreed working day, 172 corresponded to people not registered in Social Security, in 15 the worker was receiving an incompatible benefit and 20 were foreign people in an irregular situation.
In addition, thanks to this extraordinary campaign, which had the reinforcement of 32 inspectors and sub-inspectors from other autonomous communities, 494 contracts went from being temporary to permanent, and in another 362 cases the extension of the working day of part-time contracts was encouraged.
Hotel and catering, services and commerce
Elena Máñez has detailed that the inspections focused on the hotel and catering, services and commerce sectors, which are the ones that bring together the almost 5,000 irregular jobs that have emerged thanks to the ordinary activity of the Labor Inspectorate in the first nine months of the year.
In total, 3,064 actions were carried out during a month and a half, covering "unusual hours" and holidays, in which "there may be a greater risk of irregular situations", said the Minister, who stressed the Government's commitment to repeat this experience in the future.
All of this hand in hand with unions and employers' associations, with the aim of improving strategies against the underground economy, which "harms workers and other companies due to unfair competition".
Jesús Ramos agreed with the Minister in highlighting the damages of the underground economy, which he estimated at between 20 and 30% of global activity in the Canary Islands, and stressed that it is a phenomenon "on the rise" in times of crisis, which is why he has asked to give continuity to these extraordinary inspection campaigns.
