Revista de la mañana Andres Garcia Suaza - Panorama Laboral en Colombia 30 de mayo 2018

Abstract

Andrés García Suaza, a researcher at the University of Rosario, analyzes the report on informal employment in Colombia, describing it as a "structural and persistent" problem that hovers around 50% nationally, despite slight reductions. The study reveals marked regional disparities, with Bogotá at 40% compared to Cúcuta, which has double that figure due to structural weaknesses exacerbated by Venezuelan migration. García Suaza highlights a significant gender gap, where informality among women is 4 percentage points higher, concentrated in sectors such as services and commerce, and reporting lower job satisfaction. Access to higher education drastically reduces the risk of informality. Although service contracts are not always measured as informal, the academic warns about the precariousness and low quality of employment, including the lack of social security contributions. Finally, he points out that young people and the elderly are the most affected by this phenomenon.