An Alternative Method for Measuring Employment Quality in Colombia (2008–2012)

https://doi.org/10.25100/sye.v0i27.3943
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Labor Market ; Employment Quality ; Multiple Factor Analysis ;

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Published: Jul 15, 2014
Issue: No. 27 (2014): Artículos
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Diana Marcela Jiménez Restrepo Universidad del Valle, Cali-Colombia
Jessica Natalia Páez Cortés Ministerio del Trabajo, Bogotá-Colombia
Abstract
Although we do not have an exclusive definition about employment quality, we do agreethat it must meet minimal conditions such as the existence of a contract, the access tosocial security, a fair wage, and a fair workday. For the main 13 metropolitan areas ofColombia, having available data for the second quarters from 2008 to 2012, and applyingthe multiple factor analysis, as a technique making part of an alternative methodologyfor measuring job quality, we found that many employees earn at least one minimumwage, they don’t have a contract, their workday is not legal, and they are affiliated tohealth service.
Author Biographies

Diana Marcela Jiménez Restrepo, Universidad del Valle, Cali-Colombia

Professor e pesquisador da Universidad del Valle, Cali-Colômbia

Jessica Natalia Páez Cortés, Ministerio del Trabajo, Bogotá-Colombia

especializada Ministério do Trabalho, Bogotá-Colombia
How to Cite
Jiménez Restrepo, D. M., & Páez Cortés, J. N. (2014). An Alternative Method for Measuring Employment Quality in Colombia (2008–2012). Sociedad Y Economía, (27), 129–154. https://doi.org/10.25100/sye.v0i27.3943
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