Totana City Council will promote this term actions effective equality between men and women in matters of public procurement in the scope of its powers by including clauses in the procedures, according to the Councillor for Equality, Eulalia Moreno.
The city has already approved last July a motion by the mayor for this purpose, so that the Consistory henceforth included in the clause on labor, social and environmental obligations, the specific administrative clauses this regard.
The City Council urge the obligation by the contractor of compliance with current regulations relating to effective equality between women and men, according to the provisions of the Organic Law 3/2007 of 22 March.
As he explained by the Councillor, the City of Totana, as contracting subject should require private entities that promote real way of gender equality;
and this is the best way to contribute to equality between men and women.
To achieve the purpose of implementing the principle of equality between men and women and eliminate discrimination on grounds of sex, not enough only with the commitment of public bodies, but their promotion is necessary within the framework of the relations of the Administration and with individuals.
In public procurement is necessary, therefore, to introduce social clauses on gender equality, said Moreno.
In the state framework, Laley Organic 3/2007 of 22 March for the effective equality of women and hombrespermite to all public administrations, through their decontratación bodies may establish special conditions for the implementation of contracts concluded with to promote gender equality in the labor market (Article 33).
Even contracts for the central government itself and its agencies should include among their conditions of implementation, measures to promote equality between women and men in the labor market (Article 34 of Law 3/2007).
Through the achievement of social objectives in public procurement will be achieved promote equality between men and women by the administration, said the Councillor for Equality.
