Public Service Organic Law (Ecuador 2010)
The Ecuadoran 2010 Public Service Organic Law ((Spanish) Ley orgánica del servicio público) was on 30 September 2010 a draft law that intended to regulate the Ecuadoran public service, by creating a standarised base for the payment of compensation to civil servants. The drtaft has gone through several constitutional steps to becoming a law. As of 2 October 2010, it had not yet become a law.[1] The law was one of the elements in the 2010 Ecuador coup d'état attempt.
Important and/or controversial elements of the law
Some police officers felt that the law negatively affected their labor rights.
Legal progress of the law project
President Rafael Correa proposed the law on 2 July 2010.[2] The law passed through first and second parliamentary readings and a plenary approval.[1] President Correa's response on 3 September was that he made a partial objection to the law proposal.[3] As of 2 October 2010, the law had not yet reached a final status.[1]
Relation to the attempted coup d'état
The law was claimed by participants in the 2010 coup d'état attempt against Correa to be the reason for the attempted coup d'état.
References
- 1 2 3 "Trámite de las Leyes". National Assembly of Ecuador. October 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ Correa, Rafael (2010-10-02). "(letter to the president of the legislative commission on finance)". National Assembly of Ecuador. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ Correa, Rafael (2010-09-03). "(letter to the President of the National Assembly)". National Assembly of Ecuador. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.