Efectos socioeconómicos del subempleo de un grupo de comerciantes informales de la plaza del mercado de la magola en la localidad -norte centro histórico de Barranquilla en el periodo 2022-2023

Abstract

Barranquilla has a large population dedicated to informal commerce, due to the lack of opportunities, which force a city to sustain itself day by day from this informal activity. Likewise, it is known that Barranquilla is one of the cities with the highest rate of labor informality. However, the vast majority of informal commerce is in the northern historic center of the city; The Magola or beach as it is called was inaugurated in 1985 and over time, it has undergone several transformations in its architecture that constitute a sample of the changes that the city has had throughout its history. Located in the 30th Street sector, the market square combines spaces for the sale of fruits, meats, spices among other urban supply products; It is a place commonly visited by market workers, customers and recently by international tourists, who find a variety of foods and different travel experiences in the market square. These informal dynamics are observed in all economic systems. The center of Barranquilla is occupied by the majority of these merchants, being one of the cities in which informality has increased the most with a rate of 55.8% according to the Administrative Department of Statistics, which had a decrease of 2.0 percentage points compared to the quarter of the previous year of 57.8% (DANE, June 2023).