Despite the high figure, the government maintains that the percentage of informal work is lower than pre-pandemic records.
The informality It remains at 21% among employed Uruguayan workers, but, despite the high figure, the government maintains that this percentage is lower than pre-pandemic records.
This Monday, in an event at the Executive Tower, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) presented data on labor protection of workers in the Uruguaywhere the reduction in informality in recent years stands out.
According to the data provided by the MTSS, informality among workers employed in Uruguay It is 21%, representing a drop of 4 percentage points compared to the 25% registered in 2019, the pre-pandemic time, and representing the lowest figure in the region.
He head of the MTSS, Pablo Miereshighlighted that in recent years “the social protection of Uruguayan workers”.
Likewise, the minister reported that the government increased the number of labor inspections, and that controls on environmental conditions increased by 40% between 2019 and 2022, while those carried out on general conditions increased by 21%. .
On the other hand, the leader positively valued the decrease in workplace accidents, which fell by up to 20% between 2014 and 2022.
Minister Mieres highlighted the increase in work in the tripartite commissions
In turn, he highlighted the increase in the work of tripartite commissions between employers, the State and workers, since between 2019 and 2023 it went from 9 instances to 25, and noted as positive the greater number of sessions of the National Security Council and Health at Work, which he described as a “formidable” instrument.
In that line, Mieres He maintained that there is a fluid relationship between the business chambers and the union movement, and that the climate of dialogue favored the progress recorded.
Source: Ambito
