Labour law violations in Chile

This empirical contribution to the quantification of labour law violation uses micro survey data to examine compliance with workers' statutory entitlements to a minimum wage, working time limits, a written contract, and pension coverage over the period 1990–2009. One‐third of workers were denie...

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Published in:International labour review 2013-12, Vol.152 (3-4), p.431-444
Main Authors: KANBUR, Ravi, RONCONI, Lucas, WEDENOJA, Leigh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Businesses
Chile
Compliance
Contracts
data collecting
Domestic service
Econometrics
Educational Change
Employee benefits
Employees
Employers
Employment
Enforcement
Entitlement
Fees
Individual Characteristics
Insurance
Labor
Labor law
Labour law
labour legislation
Law
Law enforcement
Legislation
measurement
Minimum wage
Overtime pay
Pensions
Quantification
Retirement Benefits
Sampling
Small business
Social Development
Social security
Studies
survey
Survey data
Surveys
violation
Violations
Wages & salaries
Work Environment
Workers
Workers Compensation
workers' rights
Working conditions
Working Hours
Working time
Workweeks
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Summary:This empirical contribution to the quantification of labour law violation uses micro survey data to examine compliance with workers' statutory entitlements to a minimum wage, working time limits, a written contract, and pension coverage over the period 1990–2009. One‐third of workers were denied at least one of these entitlements, albeit with significant variations in the incidence of violations over time, across laws and by worker and firm characteristics. The authors' econometric analysis shows that compliance rates are lower for female, foreign‐born, indigenous and less educated workers, and in smaller firms and agricultural regions. Further research, they argue, should focus on enforcement.
ISSN:0020-7780
1564-913X
DOI:10.1111/j.1564-913X.2013.00187.x