POLARIZACIÓN EN EL MERCADO LABORAL Y AUSENCIA DE TRABAJO DECENTE PARA JÓVENES EN COLOMBIA

Abstract

This article aims to approach the phenomenon of polarization of labor income, taking into account the
type of contract and employment stability, in order to represent the working conditions that young people
between 16 and 25 years face in Colombia. First we present a review of reports about current working
conditions, followed by an explanation of the concept of polarization; then we perform cluster analysis,
which concludes that young people in the age range 16-25, are on average less paid per hour worked, and
their situation is even more precarious if they do not have a written contract or if they have less than twelve
months working in the same place.