“We must all be on the same side, which is on the workers’ side, which in turn is on the side of the institution”, emphasized the Attorney General, Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón.

The Attorney General, Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón, and representatives of the institution’s negotiating team signed an agreement with six union organizations, which includes 117 commitments aimed at improving working, educational, health, and well-being conditions of public servants.

The signatory unions were Asonal Judicial Sindicato de Industria, Asonal Judicial, UniserCTI, Sintrafiscalía, Sintrafisgeneral, and Unitraj.

“I believe the work done by the negotiating teams is remarkable. The negotiation was carried out with a reasonable margin for listening, dialogue, and proactive dialogue”, stated the Attorney General.

Among the agreements reached by the institution and the unions are:

  • Technical studies of staff: Within the next year, the Attorney General’s Office will conduct an analysis of the staff in all areas, which will determine the public servants’ current needs in order to solve, among other issues, work overload and backlog in offices.
  • Recognition of seniority: Public servants will receive progressive paid leave for every five-year period. That is, for five years, one day; upon reaching 10 years, two days; and for 15 years and from this moment on, up to three paid days off.
  • More family time: Two annual family days for public servants became institutionalized. Workers on individual holidays regime will also be allowed to compensate for Holy Week, and four working days of paid leave will be granted to public servants who get married. 
  • Flexibility: The agreement establishes that, in exceptional cases, the Office of the Attorney General will consider alternatives for flexible working hours and modalities, whether virtual or in-person, without affecting service in the different branch offices. 
  • Mental Health: A psychosocial support line will be established for public servants affected by work harassment, stress, or emotional distress.
  • Training: The Directorate of Higher Studies will certify the training provided as informal education, which will be taken into account in all admission and promotion contests conducted by the Office of the Attorney General. In addition, skills reinforcement programs in various areas will be conducted.
  • Measures against harassment and discrimination: The policy of respect, harassment prevention, and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity will be strengthened.
  • Entrepreneurship Fair: Biannual meetings will be scheduled for public servants and their families in order for them to present innovative projects and products.

In addition, agreements with airlines and travel agencies to provide benefits to the public servants will be reached, and the creation of a complementary collective health plan will be contemplated.

“We must all be on the same side, which is on the workers’ side, which in turn is on the side of the institution.  If we have respected, motivated, recognized, well-valued, and well-paid workers, we can surely have a better organization”, stated the Attorney General.

 

The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.