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The People's Advocate recommends the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection to modify some provisions of art. 80 of the Labor Code regarding the indemnity for the period of layoff, for ensuring the right of social protection of employees during the period of layoff.        In the proposal to improve the legislation, submitted to…

In an endeavor submitted to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations (CES), the People's Advocate notes different interpretations of the protection measures established by provision no.3 of the CES, of March 23, which prohibited „presence of persons in public spaces: forests, playgrounds, sports fields and recreational areas” and it was established that „non-compliance…

In the endeavor submitted to the territorial guardianship authorities, Maia Banarescu mentions that an increasing number of people, due to traffic restrictions, are forced to call the guardianship institutions by phone or e-mail, but cannot obtain the necessary information and support because the official web pages of the institutions are not updated, the working schedule,…

The People's Advocate for children’s rights is concerned about the unsatisfactory conditions in which children are treated in hospital medical institutions, including those infected with the COVID-19 virus. Maia Banarescu urges the responsible public authorities to make their maximum effort to provide children with quality medical services, appropriate medical treatment, in decent conditions, providing sufficient…

In an endeavor to the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection, the People's Advocate draws attention upon the inadmissibility of disclosing personal data when presenting information about the epidemiological situation in the country, the number of new cases of COVID-19 infection, victims of the virus and causes of death during this period. The Ombudsman…

The People's Advocate notified the Commission for Exceptional Situations about the problem of illegal / unauthorized deforestation during the state of emergency and asks them to take measures to remedy the situation created in the forestry sector. In an endeavor to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, the Prime Minister, Ion Chicu, the…

The People's Advocate requests the Commission for Exceptional Situations to exclude the provisions by which the deadline for responding to requests for information of public interest during the state of emergency has been tripled  In an endeavor submitted to the chairman of the Commission for Exceptional Situations, the Prime Minister, Ion Chicu, the Ombudsman reminds…

The People's Advocate recommended to the Commission for Exceptional Situations to elaborate special regulations for the period of emergency, to give the right to submit petitions / requests / requests for information with any type of electronic signature, provided by Law no.91 / 2014 regarding the electronic signature, and if there is no such signature…

The questionnaire included five questions related to the baccalaureate exam of 12th grade graduates: the effectiveness of online training for the exam; inclusion or non-inclusion in the content of the examination of the topics studied during the period of emergency; the request to select several versions of answer regarding the way of appreciation of the…

The People's Advocate calls for the immediate cessation of any form of revenge against the medical workers who have made disclosures regarding the quality and the insufficiency of the equipment and devices for the protection of the health professionals. The Ombudsman also recommends the operative and efficient investigation of the disclosures regarding the quality of…

The People's Advocate for children’s rights is concerned about the large number of children contaminated with the Covid 19 virus, and calls for the accountability of adults in child custody, and calls on the authorities to perform all the diligence to provide children and their mothers with whom they are admitted, with the highest quality…

The Children’s Ombudsman answers questions that arise regarding the epidemiological situation in the country   QUESTION: What  should I do and where should I go during this period, if a family member is not feeling well  (has fever, coughs, sneezes or has breathing difficulty), or when this person has been taken to the hospital in…