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"The system of government more perfect one that produces the greatest amount of happiness possible, the greatest amount of security, and greater amount of political stability. "
the first history of social security is found with the liberator Simon Bolivar, in his speech to the Congress of Angostura -
"We believe in the obligation to give assistance to the elderly, died in misery and no longer have the strength to work"
The General Rafael Uribe Uribe, was the first to raise a health-oriented workers talk. Municipal Theatre in Bogotá -
workers victims of accidents
Uribe asked workers victims of accidents, arguing that if a soldier falls on a battlefield, or lifetime is Crippled be compensated, because if you indemnifies and a worker who loses his working capacity in their daily battle for life he is not compensated. -
Congress passed the law 57 of 1915
Posthumous fruit of his ambition and effort, for which I was "forced companies lighting and public water, railways and tramways, factories liqueurs and matches, construction companies and builders, with no less than fifteen workers, mines, quarries, navigation larger vessels, national public works and industrial companies served by machines with mechanical force, to provide medical and pharmaceutical care and to pay incase allowances disability or death " -
The first bill aimed at implementing social security in Colombia
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Occupational medicine office was created
this agency began nationally based in Bogota and had as its main activity the recognition of occupational accidents and occupational diseases and their evaluation regarding compensation. -
labor law is established, where we talk about the risks of working
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Law 53, protection is given to pregnant women entitling to eight weeks of paid leave at the time of delivery.
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The Minister of Labour Arraiga Adam Andrade, administration of Alfonso Lopez, presented to Congress
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The Colombian Society of Occupational Medicine was founded and has continuously developed important work of promoting occupational medicine.
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Law 90 of 1946 was enacted by President Mariano Ospina Perez
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since the early twentieth century proposals were presented for this purpose.
Occupational health standards in Colombia are incorporated since 1950 with the enactment of the Labour Code and which currently remains in force. -
It became clear in relation to accidents and occupational diseases, occupational diseases table is adopted and categorizes what is considered as a total temporary disability
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the Minister of Labour formed the Division of Occupational Health was responsible for the prevention and control of occupational accidents and occupational diseases.
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there were three units dedicated to Medicine and Hygiene of Work; the group INPES Occupational Health in the Ministry of Health; Occupational Health Section of the Institute of Social Insurance.
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The Ministry of Health developed a plan of Occupational Health, to train professionals Columbians, both doctors and engineers, who formed an adjacent section of Occupational Health and Safety.
This group developed the first diagnosis of Occupational Health of the country, through surveys and proceeded to make the first epidemiological studies on occupational diseases, giving emphasis to pneumoconiosis -
The national government has issued a series of regulations on Occupational Health, which will result in benefits for the Colombian worker.
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Promulgated the Constitution of Colombia, 1991. Where work as a duty, people have the right to have a decent and fair work, the right to social security is guaranteed.
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Decree 0721, affiliation of domestic workers Family Compensation System. Decree 0723, membership in the General System of Occupational Hazards of people linked through a formal contract for the provision of services.
