The Congress is not only made up of legislators. In order for a State power to function efficiently, it is necessary to maintain a constant rhythm of work that It does not contemplate a strict schedule or holidays. For this reason, in the Legislature there are workers appointed by hand with the excuse of having “positions of trust”and service workers, a position to which it is not possible to access through public tender and that, however, has received a substantial and discreet salary increase of 15% on January 1.
A report of Epicenter reveals the overpopulation of workers of this type that exists in Parliament, which has added a total of 758 new employees between August 2021 and March 2022, thus generating a total of 3,889 officials hired in the Legislative.
The investigation also indicated that the Institutional Budget for the Opening of Congress it had increased in the last 20 years, especially since 2009, when the number of congressmen went from 120 to 130 with the aim of having greater representation. Furthermore, he concluded that the total cost of maintaining this state power amounts to 879.9 million soles.
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Taking these amounts into account, the report also referred to the remuneration scale that is being handled in Parliament, in which there are a total of 14 levels, ranging from 2,070 soles and 15,600 soles. Salaries that are deposited 16 times a year and to which certain bonuses are added, such as 1,500 soles more for mobility or refreshments, and 2,000 soles for a union bonus.
In the publication of the digital medium, the general secretary of the congressional workers’ union, Tulio Vizcarra, was interviewed, who admitted that There has been no such thing as meritocracy in Congress for quite some time when it comes to service workers. Vizcarra indicated that this increase registered at the beginning of January, more than an increase in salary, was a leveling of what they earned during Alan García’s second period, when he Staff salaries decreased.
On the subject of the lack of meritocracy in obtaining positions, Tulio Vizcarra stated that “most staff enter by recommendation” and added that there is a tacit agreement in which “Each table (director of the congress) has a quota of power. They are the ones who manage and manage their trusted people”, a pact that has extended to the current administration of Maria del Carmen Alva and to which no attempt is made to change because the other option, which is to submit to a public contest anyone who tries to enter the Legislativeis more tedious and less comfortable for legislators and those close to them.
