The Government’s deputy delegate in A Coruña, María Rivas, opened this morning a day on the implementation of Violeta Points in the offices of the Public Service of State Employment (SEPE) in which she encouraged her workers to be active against gender violence.
During her speech, María Rivas recalled that, since the launch of the first Violeta Point in the offices of the SEPE on March 8, there are already 52 new violeta points spread throughout Galicia that act as safe places for women victims of male aggression, “spaces that come to help, to collaborate to contribute to the unequivocal commitment of this Government with the eradication of male violence in all its forms,” she said.
“There are 52 points, distributed throughout the Galician territory, which cover much more than the large population centers, reaching the rural and therefore allowing to extend the protection network,” added Rivas.
The day, organized by the Coordination Unit against violence against women and framed in the events organized by the Government Delegation on the occasion of the Open Administration Week, will serve, second explained the subdelegate, so that the staff of these offices “have the knowledge and training so that, when a woman arrives denouncing being a victim of gender violence to one of the offices of the SEPE, we can receive, attend and accompany her.”
“We must continue to work on raising awareness, raising awareness and, where necessary, supporting and protecting victims,” said Rivas, who said that the Violeta Points “must be a safe space in which anyone can receive qualified information to know how to act in case of being a victim or have information about any possible case of violence against women.”
In this regard, he thanked the staff of the State Public Employment Service in Galicia for their participation and the head of the Coordination Unit against violence against women in Galicia, María Debén, and the four provincial directors for this training activity, which he considered “fundamental”.
“We must always keep in mind that when we give the figures of gender violence, we are not talking about a mere statistic. Each case speaks of a woman, of a very difficult personal situation, and that they need psychological, social and economic support. And in your case, employment is very important, because in having or not having a job reside a large part of the vital expectations,” concluded Rivas.