Análisis del sector minero y agropecuario y sus efectos sobre los salarios y mano de obra en el municipio de San José de Cúcuta 2002-2012

Abstract

One of the activities with the greatest economic boom in the town of Cucuta, is mining, in terms of the exploitation of coal, which produces large profits to public and private companies in the area. Similarly, the labor force is employed, is mostly native or native of the town, allowing economically dynamic labor stabilizes the occupied population in the mining sector. It presents a real and intensive growth of unskilled labor wages. Moreover, the agricultural sector in the town of San José de Cúcuta, has been detrimental, reducing its production capacity, especially for smallholders, where their properties are between 27 and 37 hectares, in addition to unskilled labor qualified and real wages are low in relation to the mining sector. In contrast to mining, agriculture is largely untapped and livestock activities have lost value in the last 10 years.