Work

At a time when people are trying to stay alive amidst a persistent covid-19 pandemic for a little more than two years, the theme of Achieving social justice through formal employment for the World Day of Social Justice on 20th February seems to be a fanciful utopian dream from the ivory tower of the sleeping global giant, United Nations.

The consequences of the pandemic can be seen at the end of 2021 with almost 14% of the Latin American population living in extreme poverty: ninety million people! As far as the middle classes are concerned, the pandemic has revealed their extreme vulnerability, due to low social security contributions and low levels of social security coverage.