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07/05/1911 On Sunday, May 1, the program Zero Tolerance, the journalist Fernando Paulsen read to the Minister of Labour, Evelyn Matthei, the minute details of employment SOL Foundation publishes a monthly basis, after processing the database of the New Employment Survey of INE. It was information that anyone can compute and that are public, but the minister before hearing the full reading Paulsen interrupted and even joked with the information.
fundamental data is sought and show serious problems in the quality of jobs that Chile is giving to its people and threaten completely the possibility of someday becoming a country where there is a good quality of life for everyone ( that some define as a developed country). Therefore, unless the government authorities deign to debate and opposition politicians and their advisers to stop focusing on general criticisms to overthrow the slogan of a million jobs, with no data in hand (and without acknowledging that this problem will drag quite some time), this will not happen and will continue to be a kingdom of inequalities and insecurities with a pretty facade.
SOL Foundation again has released its minutes of use data for the quarter January to March 2011 and the main findings tell us that:
- Although there is a change in busy 487 000 between January-March quarter 2010 and January-March 2011, we provide evidence that 45% of this figure are works "self" (mainly part-time and focused on low-skilled workers), "domestic staff", "unpaid family " or employers of micro enterprises with less than 5 people , ie they are not necessarily linked to political or government employment plans that are not covered by traditional protection systems work.
- When analyzing the wage labor, the data demonstrate that, in aggregate, increased by 262 000 people. This represents an improvement previous measurements, but only amounts to 53.8% of total of 487 000 additional jobs during the reference period. However, 74% of the variation of employed wage corresponds to the type of subcontracting, temporary services and provision of personnel and recruiters, which is a sign of greater insecurity and instability in the world of work.
Unless government authorities deign to debate and opposition politicians and their advisers to stop focusing on general criticisms to overthrow the slogan of a million jobs, with no data in hand (and without recognizing that this issue had dragged on for quite some time), this will not happen and will continue to be a kingdom of inequalities and insecurities with a pretty facade.
- The particular characteristics of the Chilean development model and its structural problems, forcing us to review other indicators, when the GDP grows, mainly benefit the most privileged groups in society and have higher levels of power. In Chile, the more economic growth or a lower official unemployment rate does not ensure better living conditions for all inhabitants. Quality aspects become fundamental, as can be seen in the discussion that are pushing Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen.
- Following that logic and data from the New Employment Survey (NENE), the Foundation has created SOL the "Protected Employment Index (IEP), the" Job Placement Indicator (IIL) and "Unemployment Rate Integral (TDI).
- The trend of recent months suggests that there is increased wage employment and a decrease in self-employment, which has been cause for celebration by the government . However, to further analyze the characteristics specific jobs (employment) for the quarter January to March 2011, reveals an extremely bleak and threatening the deepening of democracy and the possibility of achieving in the medium term development: Almost 6 million people have serious difficulties in entering the labor market, according to "graduate employment indicator."
- In relation to " Protected Employment Index" shows that nationally, only 39.2% of the total employed and 52.8% of employees have a job protected, ie, written contract, indefinite payment of salary and pension contributions, health and unemployment insurance. This represents a decrease in employment protection compared to last quarter.
- Extrapolating data CASEN 2009, we can conclude that 77.3% of salaried jobs are not protected and / or a monthly income exceeding $ 300,000 (less than two minimum wages) creating an army of workers probres.
- In addition, employment in the unprotected SOL Foundation define the category of worker "Subordinate Independent" , as employees who have no settlement salary, ie, must meet all standards and control systems of a dependent work, but do not have the system of protection of labor rights that characterizes a conventional employee. In the quarter January to March 2011, this category reached 22% paid employment (private, public and domestic service), equivalent to 1,202,955 people.
- In summary, we conclude that Chile currently registered wage work is not ensuring better conditions regarding security, stability and income.
- In calculating the "Integrated Unemployment Rate " there are more than a million unemployed people in Chile. By including hidden unemployment and underemployment or unemployment, the unemployed increased by 73% and the unemployment rate stood at 12.0%, far above the 7.3% registered by the Government. In addition, the time is women who have joined more precariously to the workforce and recovery in regions affected by the earthquake and tsunami (Maule, Bio-Bio and Araucanía), is based primarily in greater underemployment.
2011 is essential to start a debate about the quality of employment in Chile. The authorities but welcomed the creation of "alleged" new jobs every month, had to relate and analyze the characteristics of those jobs. Unemployment is not defeated by casual and unprotected work. Is not the same work two or three hours a week to have a work contract in full, with pension contributions to date and able to negotiate collectively working conditions.
therefore ask the following question: Does anyone want to discuss Quality of Employment in Chile?
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