Revista de Estudios Sociales

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Una exploración socio-jurídica de los nexos entre el empleo informal, la protección social y el derecho laboral en América Latina

No. 54 (2015-10-01)
  • Ulf Thoene

Resumen

Durante décadas, las sociedades latinoamericanas y los decisores de política han intentado hacer frente a los retos sociales, políticos y económicos provocados por los altos niveles de empleo informal y la actividad empresarial. La exclusión social, las bajas tasas de participación política, los esquemas de protección social disfuncionales y la desconfianza de la ley son algunos de los fenómenos sociales que est án inextricablemente ligados a la informalidad. Este artículo de investigación parte de un enfoque socio-jurídico para explorar los vínculos entre el empleo informal, la protección social y la legislación laboral al proponer que aproximaciones puramente económicas o jurídicas ignoran problem áticas cruciales coyunturales que limitan la formulación de políticas regulatorias apropiadas. Así, esta investigación desarrolla una perspectiva analítica basada en el discurso de derechos sociales y ciudadanía que cuestiona las políticas sociales actuales y el papel de la legislación laboral.

Palabras clave: Empleo informal, ciudadanía, protección social, derecho laboral, derechos sociales, estudios socio-jurídicos

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