Abstract

VASQUEZ-TRESPALACIOS, Elsa María  and  MARTINEZ-HERRERA, Eliana. Public policies on social security for the protection of informal workers in Colombia. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.24, pp.87-98. ISSN 1657-7027.

The growth of the informal economy worldwide has generated no informal workers' access to formal social security mechanisms. The purpose of this article is to review the social security public policies aimed at protecting informal workers in Colombia and analyze them in the light of the situation of other Latin American countries. A literature review was conducted with documental analysis in the context of the Social Security System, and it was analyzed in comparison with other Latin American countries. We conclude that although there are policies to protect informal workers, the social security affiliation continues to be low, and this situation does not differ substantially from that of other countries in Latin America. Alternative assurance mechanisms must be created for this population, with state responsibility which promote forms of association and organization of people employed in this sector.

Keywords : public policy; social security; informal workers; health; pensions; labor risks; public safety; social security; social legislation; pensions; health public policy; occupational risks; self employed.

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