{"id":30910,"date":"2025-10-24T10:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fund.ar\/publicacion\/working-on-the-margins-a-proposal-for-informal-self-employment\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:22:36","slug":"working-on-the-margins-a-proposal-for-informal-self-employment","status":"publish","type":"publicacion","link":"https:\/\/fund.ar\/en\/publicacion\/working-on-the-margins-a-proposal-for-informal-self-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Working on the margins. A proposal for informal self-employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30910\" class=\"elementor elementor-30910 elementor-29081\" data-elementor-post-type=\"publicacion\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1160beb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1160beb8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a1282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a1282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In Argentina, almost one in three workers is poor. In recent years, the labour market has responded to crises with a deterioration in job quality, increased informality and loss of income. For many people, having a job is not enough to avoid poverty. This is especially true for those who find informal, low-productivity jobs with little protection and low pay. An analysis of informal self-employment and a proposal to improve its future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f9e2c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b8f9e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6250a02f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6250a02f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8649232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8649232\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d962f\" data-id=\"29d962f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e5b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">A policy for a diverse group<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8649232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"8649232\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d962f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"29d962f\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"58e5b5e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-412bb64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"412bb64\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-053a3ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"053a3ed\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484255b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"484255b\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>When we talk about the &#8220;popular economy,&#8221; we are talking about a universe of almost 4.3 million workers. It represents one-fifth of the Argentine labour market and is the type of occupation that has grown the most in the last decade. In sociodemographic and socioproductive terms, the segment presents very different realities.<\/p>\n<p>This heterogeneity requires a broad perspective when designing policies. A detailed analysis allowed us to come up with <b>a series of characterisations that serve to give substance to this heterogeneous group and to think of solutions to the problems as a whole.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70b366 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b70b366\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a908e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00a908e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c2cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"97c2cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/25030585\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/25030585\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f1920 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6f1920\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cd290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"11cd290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/25030784\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/25030784\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8300e84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8300e84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61b8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f61b8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8649232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8649232\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d962f\" data-id=\"29d962f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e5b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8649232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"8649232\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d962f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"29d962f\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"58e5b5e\">\n<p class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">On the one hand, we see that it is mostly composed of men and people over 45 years of age. This latter feature highlights that,\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"font-size: 18px;\">frequently, self-employment is an alternative for generating income in the absence of salaried employment opportunities<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">. Those who engage in this type of activity have been doing so for several years.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0430175 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"0430175\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a0fedf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"3a0fedf\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a177235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a177235\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>In terms of educational and productive attributes, low-skilled self-employed workers predominantly have a low level of formal education. Almost half have not completed secondary education. In productive terms, eight out of ten do not use any type of technology in their work. nbsp;Seventy-seven per cent are concentrated in five main occupations: direct sales (30.1 per cent), construction (18 per cent), industry (13.6 per cent), caregiving (8.2 per cent) and repairs (7.1 per cent).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-103eaf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"103eaf9\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-405fb03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"405fb03\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b50fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"9b50fb0\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is self-employment headed?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4476250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"4476250\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-493bef2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"493bef2\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a74f1c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5a74f1c\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Based on dynamic data, transitions from low-skilled self-employment to other job positions were studied. Between one year and the next, 5 out of 10 workers remain in the same type of occupation, and between 3 and 4 out of 10 become unemployed, inactive, or move to informal salaried positions. Only 4.4% move to formal salaried positions.<\/p>\n<p>Labour transitions among low-skilled self-employed workers are not only limited, but also generally occur between neighbouring categories with common productive attributes. This result serves as a warning about the complexity of retraining (reskilling) proposals for this sector.<\/p>\n<p>The data also reveals two distinct groups of workers: a &#8220;persistent&#8221; group, which remains in the same type of occupation over time, and an &#8220;unstable&#8221; group, which enters and exits the labour market. The latter comprises 41.4% of low-skilled self-employed workers and is a highly vulnerable segment. They have the lowest wages and work the fewest hours, and women and young people are overrepresented in this group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9e6ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a9e6ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b646503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b646503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-table\" data-src=\"visualisation\/25031362\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/25031362\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"table visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a3578 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45a3578\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503c35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"503c35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8649232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8649232\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d962f\" data-id=\"29d962f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e5b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8649232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"8649232\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d962f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"29d962f\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"58e5b5e\">\n<p class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><b>The segment of low-skilled self-employed workers is the most exposed to poverty: almost one in two (46.5%) are working poor.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15d57ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-id=\"15d57ee\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f6926f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-id=\"1f6926f\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c243a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c243a42\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>28.6% live in households that receive cash transfers such as the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) or the Food Allowance. These benefits represent only 3.6% of average household income. Once again, it is confirmed that the main source of income for these workers&#8217; households comes from the labour market. Hence the importance of improving these incomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6782610 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6782610\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc032c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc032c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c96c9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c96c9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7df59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d7df59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd316ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd316ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af66f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af66f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommendations for public policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ebb87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69ebb87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099b279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"099b279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Macroeconomic stability and sustained development are key to improving living conditions, especially for low-productivity self-employed workers. However, even with growth, their incorporation into formal employment is unlikely in the medium term. Therefore, active policies are needed to improve incomes, promote formalisation and guarantee social protection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813efdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"813efdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89d968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c89d968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834e8f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"834e8f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4dd28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d4dd28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensuring educational completion and continuity of training<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9458afe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9458afe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0b5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0b5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El abandono de los estudios y la incorporaci\u00f3n temprana al mercado laboral por parte de los j\u00f3venes refleja frecuentemente las necesidades econ\u00f3micas de sus familias. Por eso,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">es imprescindible fortalecer y ampliar programas de apoyo econ\u00f3mico<\/span>\u00a0que, como PROGRESAR, han sufrido un fuerte deterioro en el \u00faltimo a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2099a35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2099a35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6632b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6632b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training and certification of skills and competencies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201bd1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"201bd1f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0105522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0105522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La mayor\u00eda de los trabajadores analizados son adultos que llevan a\u00f1os en actividades de baja productividad. Mejorar y certificar lo que ya saben les permite profesionalizarse y aumentar sus ingresos. Es clave a la hora de dimensionar la complejidad de los procesos de re-entrenamiento (<i>reskilling<\/i>). Para que estos procesos sean exitosos, deben<b>\u00a0garantizar recorridos que combinen experiencia previa con nuevas habilidades productivas.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b90c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84b90c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e92938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e92938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Promote the formalisation of workers and productive units<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca49000 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca49000\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3db5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b3db5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is proposed to incorporate informal self-employed workers into the general single tax regime with subsidies for the lowest category. This process can also be leveraged with technology aimed at simplifying registration and offering innovative business management and invoicing tools. Furthermore, given that those who manage to scale up their activity as micro-enterprises are able to improve their income, it is necessary to evaluate alternatives to promote the formalisation of small economic units.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96024de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96024de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738339a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"738339a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transforming subsistence units into sustainable projects with financing, infrastructure, and productive policy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ab76f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2ab76f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8b90d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db8b90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The priority is to improve production processes and expand marketing channels so that these units can consolidate their scale and improve their productivity. To sustain this growth, it is essential to guarantee public and private financing alternatives adapted to their reality. At the same time, it is necessary to promote their integration into the formal value chains of the regional ecosystem to which they belong. This involves providing support through productive policy actions and the promotion of territorial productive hubs. In low-income neighbourhoods, where a large proportion of the workers analysed reside, we propose that the socio-productive integration agenda be coordinated with investment in infrastructure and connectivity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3f0e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e3f0e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5440c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5440c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Income floor<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067e047 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"067e047\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8860f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b8860f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Firstly, it is essential to strengthen policies aimed at improving labour income through the<\/span><b> minimum wage and general wage policies<\/b><span> that ensure that no worker falls below a basic threshold linked to the cost of living. 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