The second vice president and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, is committed to promoting the so-called “blind curricula” in Spain to eliminate the “discrimination” that, according to the leader of Sumar, certain workers suffer when applying for a job. “If in our country someone over 45 years of age appears for a selection process, and is a woman, they have a problem,” she says in an interview with La Voz de Galicia.
The blind resume is a way of applying for a job in which no type of personal data is included. No name, no sex, no age. Only academic, training and professional career data are included in the job cover letter.
This Saturday, Yolanda Díaz defended this model with which companies from countries such as the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and France work. In the neighboring country, the law on equal opportunities has already incorporated the blind curriculum to favor the hiring of women and people belonging to ethnic minorities or with a migratory background.
According to Díaz, blind resumes could serve “to eliminate that discrimination that seems to be part of the business culture.” “And that is when a person over 45 years of age is in the best moment of their working life,” he added.
The second vice president has also announced that she will try to reach a tripartite agreement in the negotiation to raise the minimum wage (Salario Mínimo), which resumes next week. “Last year it was a bipartite [agreement], but I hope it is tripartite,” Díaz defended. “Businessmen have an incomprehensible and hypocritical position by placing themselves below the CPI. On Monday we will move forward. The CEOE knows perfectly well that raising salaries is the best policy to stimulate the economy,” she added.
Regarding the reduction of the working day, the Minister of Labor has specified that this year the Government will promote a bill to “make a change to work 30 minutes less each day, without a salary reduction, which is very important, to save time of life”. “It is a debate that must be had in contemporary societies. It even has an impact on mental health. “Workdays after five in the afternoon are something unheard of,” she stated.
Díaz has defended that he will promote this regulatory change “with social” and parliamentary dialogue. And he has concluded that, in parallel, his ministry will improve “control of the working day.”
