Retos jurídicos y sociales del Derecho al trabajo en Colombia: Un análisis durante la pandemia-Covid-19

Abstract

This document requires an analysis of the legal and social challenges of the right to work in Colombia, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, this process is based on a descriptive methodology with a mixed approach, in which postulates are taken into account , discoveries and statistics of entities and researchers. The analysis made it possible to establish that the main causes that led to the violation of the right to work during the Covid-19 pandemic were the restrictions taken by governments to minimize contagion, such as mandatory isolation, restrictions on national and international circulation, closure public establishments, among others; As a consequence, many companies temporarily or permanently ceased their activities, causing a massive loss of jobs, violating the right to work of many people, mainly those located in the vulnerability line, this led to an increase in the poverty rate of 6.8% and extreme poverty of 5.5%, which fell primarily on female heads of household, peasants, people with a low level of education and migrants. Finally, although the government has implemented measures to reactivate the economy and improve the conditions of those most affected, these are still insufficient and require greater comprehensiveness. Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, work, unemployment, poverty, vulnerability