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Reporte ejecutivo de la Misión de Empleo de Colombia

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  • Andrés Álvarez
  • Juan Camilo Chaparro
  • Carolina González
  • Santiago Levy
  • Darío Maldonado
  • Marcela Meléndez
  • Natalia Ramírez
  • Marta Juanita Villaveces
Abstract
Se resumen los trabajos realizados por la Misión de Empleo de Colombia 2021. El reporte muestra que el funcionamiento del mercado laboral en Colombia obstaculiza el camino hacia una sociedad más prospera e incluyente. Su mal funcionamiento se refleja en dos dimensiones: en la de bienestar social, ya que la mayoría de los trabajadores tienen condiciones laborales precarias, con pocas oportunidades de mejora, con ingresos bajos e inestables, con cobertura errática e incompleta contra riegos, y con acceso limitado a la justicia laboral. Y en la de crecimiento económico, ya que el desempleo es persistentemente alto, la mayoría de los ocupados laboran por cuenta propia o en empresas muy pequenas de baja productividad, y los programas de capacitación tienen poca eficacia; situación que a su vez explica en parte por qué el crecimiento del país es inferior a su potencial. El reporte senala que la compleja problemática del mercado laboral tiene múltiples raíces, y que a situación actual no es producto de ninguna política individual sino el resultado acumulado de reformas aisladas a diversas regulaciones, que no han reconocido las especificidades del mercado laboral colombiano, y han carecido de la coherencia necesaria para ser exitosas. Mirando hacia adelante, el reporte apunta a la necesidad de reformas profundas a dichas regulaciones, construidas alrededor de una visión objetivo del mercado laboral que compatibilice los objetivos sociales y económicos. Dicha visión se puede alcanzar por diferentes rutas y a diversos ritmos, pero es esencial para evitar repetir los errores del pasado, y para ofrecer a los trabajadores colombianos lo que más desean y merecen: un buen trabajo. ***** The summary report of the work carried out by the Colombia 2021 Employment Mission shows that the functioning of the labor market in Colombia obstructs the path towards a more prosperous and inclusive society. The malfunctioning of the labor market is reflected in two dimensions: in social welfare, since most workers have precarious jobs, with few opportunities for advancement, with low and unstable incomes, with erratic and incomplete coverage against risks, and with limited access to labor justice. And in economic growth, since unemployment is persistently high, most occupied workers are self-employed or work in very small, lowproductivity firms, and training programs have limited effectiveness; a situation that, in turn, partly explains why the country grows below its potential. The report points out that the complex problems of the labor market have multiple roots, and that the current situation is not the product of any individual policy but rather the accumulated result of isolated reforms to various regulations, which have failed to consider the specificities of the Colombian labor market, and have lacked the required coherence to be successful. Looking forward, the report points to the need for deep reforms to these regulations, built around a vision of the labor market that makes compatible the social and economic dimensions. This vision can be achieved through various routes and at different speeds, but is essential to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, and to offer Colombian workers what they most want and deserve: a good job.

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  • Andrés Álvarez & Juan Camilo Chaparro & Carolina González & Santiago Levy & Darío Maldonado & Marcela Meléndez & Natalia Ramírez & Marta Juanita Villaveces, 2022. "Reporte ejecutivo de la Misión de Empleo de Colombia," Documentos de trabajo 20156, Escuela de Gobierno - Universidad de los Andes.
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