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The Ministry of Labor held a meeting with owners and representatives of lottery booths to coordinate actions aimed at improving working conditions for employees. The meeting, requested by sector representatives, focused on ensuring compliance with the Labor Code and occupational safety and health regulations. During the session, owners expressed their willingness to affiliate workers who are not yet covered by the Dominican Social Security System and to install basic sanitary facilities in booths that lack them. Minister of Labor Eddy Olivares Ortega announced that he will arrange a meeting with Henry Sahdala to facilitate the affiliation process and will also engage Teófilo “Quico” Tabar, director of Casinos and Gambling, to support the sector’s commitments. Olivares ordered specialists from the Directorate of Safety and Health at Work, led by Director Dr. Roberto Sánchez, to conduct technical visits to lottery booths across the Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo province, Santiago, and other localities. These inspections will assess current conditions, identify needs, and produce a technical report with recommendations to bring establishments into compliance with legal safety and health standards. A priority identified in the meeting is the rapid installation of sanitary facilities in booths that currently lack them, ensuring employees have adequate amenities during their shifts. The ministry emphasized its role in monitoring the process within its legal mandate to guarantee dignified working conditions, proper sanitary facilities, and access to social security for booth workers. Participants in the meeting included representatives from the National Federation of Lottery Booths (FENABCA) – President Juan Antonio del Jesús, Secretary General Cristian Guzmán Núñez, and Executive Director Miguel Valentín Pérez – as well as legal director Franklin Cubeiro, East Region Vice President Armando Cedeño, and Lotedom representative Orlando Martínez on behalf of concessionaires. The parties agreed to hold a follow‑up meeting the following Thursday to review progress and evaluate the implementation of the agreed actions. The Ministry of Labor reaffirmed its commitment to accompany the sector throughout the process, ensuring that lottery booth workers receive adequate sanitary facilities, dignified working conditions, and social security coverage. Article source: De Ultimo Minuto | Image credit: De Ultimo Minuto
The Ministry of Labor held a meeting with owners and representatives of lottery booths to coordinate actions aimed at improving working conditions for employees. The meeting, requested by sector representatives, focused on ensuring compliance with the Labor Code and occupational safety and health regulations. During the session, owners expressed their willingness to affiliate workers who are not yet covered by the Dominican Social Security System and to install basic sanitary facilities in booths that lack them. Minister of Labor Eddy Olivares Ortega announced that he will arrange a meeting with Henry Sahdala to facilitate the affiliation process and will also engage Teófilo “Quico” Tabar, director of Casinos and Gambling, to support the sector’s commitments. Olivares ordered specialists from the Directorate of Safety and Health at Work, led by Director Dr. Roberto Sánchez, to conduct technical visits to lottery booths across the Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo province, Santiago, and other localities. These inspections will assess current conditions, identify needs, and produce a technical report with recommendations to bring establishments into compliance with legal safety and health standards. A priority identified in the meeting is the rapid installation of sanitary facilities in booths that currently lack them, ensuring employees have adequate amenities during their shifts. The ministry emphasized its role in monitoring the process within its legal mandate to guarantee dignified working conditions, proper sanitary facilities, and access to social security for booth workers. Participants in the meeting included representatives from the National Federation of Lottery Booths (FENABCA) – President Juan Antonio del Jesús, Secretary General Cristian Guzmán Núñez, and Executive Director Miguel Valentín Pérez – as well as legal director Franklin Cubeiro, East Region Vice President Armando Cedeño, and Lotedom representative Orlando Martínez on behalf of concessionaires. The parties agreed to hold a follow‑up meeting the following Thursday to review progress and evaluate the implementation of the agreed actions. The Ministry of Labor reaffirmed its commitment to accompany the sector throughout the process, ensuring that lottery booth workers receive adequate sanitary facilities, dignified working conditions, and social security coverage.
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