Friday, June 5th, 2009
The replacement of wood railway ties for concrete has set back, again, the start of operations of the Heredia commuter train.
The train is expected to provide to daily carry thousands on the 10 kilometre trip between Heredia and San Jose and reduce congestion on the roads.
The trains, once running, will operate morning and afternoons weekdays and will cost ¢350 colones each way, the rate already being approved by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep).
Miguel Carabaguíaz, president of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer), said the delay will push back the start of operations at least one month.
The Heredia – San Jose train was to have begun operations last month.
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
Legislators in second and final voting reforms to the Código de Trabajo, approving the Ley de Trabajo Doméstico Remuneradol, which changes the daily working hours of a “empleada domestica” (domestic employee or maid) from 12 hours to 8. For evening work, the work day is 6.
The new law also guarantees domestic workers that the boss provide work place accident risk insurance as well as pay their Seguro Social, more commonly known as the Caja (Social Security) and be paid the minimum wage set out by law.
The law was project by Rina Contreras of the PUSC and long forgot by fellow legislators until revived by legisltors Carlos Gutiérrez of the Movimiento Libertario.
The objective of the Contreras proposal was to end “slavery of domestic employees”. (more…)
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