Informal employment in Argentina reaches 5.7 million people
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Argentina, the informal labor sector encompasses approximately 5.7 million people
The recent report on informality in Argentina by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) shows that 42 % of the employed population works informally. This percentage equates to more than 5.7 million people.
Job insecurity is strongly felt in the South American nation as a result of the recently passed Law on the Registry of Delinquent Alimony Debtors (RDAM) of the province of Buenos Aires, the effects of which are felt primarily by young people.
As explained by the authorities, “the main objective of the reform to the RDAM is to streamline the registration process and strengthen state tools to guarantee the payment of child support for children and adolescents.”
The new registration rules establish that “debtors can now be registered from the first missed payment, and it will no longer be necessary to wait for three consecutive or five alternating installments, as was previously the case. Furthermore, the scope of registration is expanded to include employers and creditors who, having been served with judicial notice, fail to fulfill their joint and several liabilities, as established by the Civil and Commercial Code.”
However, the possibility of suspending the licensing process for businesses or industries for child support debtors is also contemplated, with exceptions: “If there is no other source of income, a provisional permit may be granted on the condition that the debt is regularized.”
Although the Buenos Aires government seeks to “guarantee children’s rights and promote a public policy that contributes to balancing the power relations between genders in the care and maintenance processes,” the reality experienced by Argentines is different, particularly affecting women and young people.
M.Pino
Source: lanacion
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