Caracterización de los trabajadores sin relación de dependencia en Ecuador. Estudio dinámico

Abstract

Abstract: This research aims to analyze the characteristics of workers self-employed in Ecuador. For this, the quantitative-descriptive approach is implemented, since the descriptive method and statistical techniques allow obtaining detailed information about the quantitative and qualitative variables of self-employed workers within the period 2018 to 2019. Within the results, it has been possible to identify individual characteristics such as: low average hourly wage, the high labor informality and the low level of schooling they have independent workers. Furthermore, among other less common characteristics, research finds: the great willingness to work additional hours and only one A small portion of workers are members of a cooperative. Also, it has been identified some characteristics related to the family environment of independent workers, such as: households with a high average of informality, a low per capita income and only a small portion of households in conditions of unemployment. Finally, within the work dynamic Among its main findings we can highlight: the persistence of informality, great tendency for self-employed workers to move towards underemployment and persistence to independent work.