Tipo de contrato de trabajo de los trabajadores de la construcción en la zona norte de Barranquilla

Abstract

Hiring in the construction sector has had a journey full of difficulties in terms of the rights of the construction worker, which over time have been greatly violated by employers who are at an advantage due to an employment relationship that have subordination, so that on many occasions work or labor contracts are carried out with a specific purpose and the correct protocols for liquidation of social benefits, vacations and severance pay are skipped. This often violates the law, in this case in reference to the Substantive Labor Code (CST) which is the one that governs all labor relations between workers and employers, for this particular case the research focuses on chapter VII which is dedicated to construction workers. The objective of this research is to investigate the type of employment contract made to construction workers in the northern area of Barranquilla and to comply with it, a descriptive investigation is carried out in which a population of 20 people is interviewed. giving as a result that the sector of construction companies and their workers is a sector full of information and abides by the law, this complying with everything established in article 310 of the forementioned title of the CST while the sector of construction workers who carry out their work in a particular way are the ones that were most violated in terms of payments and settlements of social benefits and severance pay.