Chile Ministerio Trabajo

Ministro Rau y Presidente Kast Celebran Primera Piedra Walmart Lo Aguirre

El ministro del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Tomás Rau, participó junto al Presidente de la República, José Antonio Kast, en la ceremonia de Primera Piedra de la ampliación del Centro de Distribución Lo Aguirre de Walmart Chile en Pudahuel. La iniciativa representa una inversión directa de US$200 millones, con más de 300 empleos en la etapa de construcción y más de 900 empleos permanentes en la fase de operación. El secretario de Estado destacó que inversiones como ésta generan empleo directo y contribuyen a un círculo virtuoso de crecimiento económico.

Chile Ministry of Labor Celebrates 8 Years of Inclusion Law 21.015

Chile's Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare commemorated the eighth anniversary of Labor Inclusion Law 21.015, which mandates that private-sector companies with 100 or more employees fill at least 1% of their positions with persons with disabilities. Minister Tomas Rau and Deputy Minister Gustavo Rosende highlighted that nearly 120,000 contracts were signed from 2018 through February 2025, but emphasized that only 18% of those contracts represent genuinely new positions, with the remainder being regularizations of existing employment. The authorities also noted that only 36.4% of companies report their compliance with the law, constraining the state's capacity to enforce and evaluate the policy.

Minister Rau Presents National Reconstruction Plan at Duoc UC Valparaíso

Minister of Labor and Social Security Tomás Rau presented the National Reconstruction Plan at Duoc UC Valparaíso before an audience of over 250 academics, students, and business representatives. The plan targets 4% economic growth and includes a tax credit of up to 15% of wages for companies hiring vulnerable workers earning between the minimum wage and 1.5 times that threshold, with the benefit decreasing as worker remuneration increases. Rau highlighted that unemployment has exceeded 8% for more than 38 consecutive months, with youth unemployment at 22.2% and small/medium enterprises destroying jobs for over 16 months. The bill is expected to enter Congress shortly seeking to stimulate investment and formal employment creation.