Diferencias de edad en los accidentes de trabajo: Estudio transversal en asalariados del Ecuador

Abstract

Occupational accidents are an occupational health problem and can be associated with age. The main objective of this article is to compare the differences in work accidents between young people and adults in a representative subsample in the Republic of Ecuador. This is a cross-sectional analytical study based on the 2018 National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment (n = 4,562). The analysis consisted of calculating prevalence and Odds Ratio (95% CI) by sociodemographic, employment and employment characteristics. employment, considering adults as the reference group. In general, significant differences were found in work accidents between young people and adults. The prevalence in adults (4%) was higher than in young people (2.4%). In contrast, indigenous youth (9.2%; OR = 2,527 [2,271-2,812]) and in rural areas (6.4%; OR = 1,776 [1,696-1,859]) presented higher prevalence and risk compared to Adults. The results do not support the hypothesis that young workers have more work accidents than adults. It is concluded that more research is needed to broaden these findings and search for other factors that may be associated with work accident

Significación del trabajo decente en Servidores Públicos: Ámbito de la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos

“…Ahora bien, la segunda parte, es una conclusión propositiva, es decir, enmarca una propuesta, para que se corrija desde la legislación interna, la facultad que le han conferido al Procurador General de la Nación, de sancionar disciplinariamente, inhabilitando al servidor o ex servidor público cuando dicha potestad es única y exclusiva del juez, ya sea penal o administrativo; para que las condiciones y elementos en la calidad del trabajador con relación de dependencia en lo público, este permeado por la garantía de trabajo decente (Gómez, Espín y Ramos, 2023).…”