Leonel Castellanos

Leonel Castellanos is the president of the Unión Nacional de Empresarios (UNE) in the Dominican Republic, where he advocates for the interests of the business sector. Recently, he was in the news for calling for a review of a proposed labor reform bill focused on severance pay, emphasizing the need to protect existing workers' rights while adapting the legislation to modern labor market realities. Castellanos argues that improper handling of severance can lead to financial risks for small and medium enterprises and that high levels of informal employment pose a threat to the sustainability of social security and employment in the country.