COVID-19. Job instability and poverty in Ecuador

Abstract

COVID-19 will have a broad impact on the labor market, in addition to causing short-term concerns about the health of workers and their families, the virus and the ensuing economic crisis will also negatively affect the world of work, although the epidemic will be seen more affected by isolation and social isolation. The main problem in this process today is the work that is considered a fundamental point for the development of public or private institutions run by employers, given that Covid-19 not only affects the health of many people, but also it also affects the global economy, therefore the objective of this research is to investigate the challenge facing the country, rediscover the path of economic growth and labor and social protection. Applied under a documentary method, having as a search strategy, books, magazines, films, newspapers, bibliographies, etc. As a result, it was identified that being a public employee is associated with higher job satisfaction than the other categories of worker. Also to date, Ecuador has more than 235 thousand teleworkers in order to comply with Executive Decree 1017, the Ministry of Labor carries out nationwide inspections to ensure compliance with the provisions and above all to ensure the health of workers and citizenship.