Santo Domingo.- In the Dominican Republic, the labor informality continues to be one of the great challenges of the labor market. When analyzed from a gender perspective, the gaps are even more evident.
This is how he expressed it Mario Serranorepresentative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), during her participation in the Weekly Lunch of the Corripio Communications Group, where she highlighted that women represent the 64% of those who are in the informal sectorwhile in the formal they only represent 25%, which indicates a greater female labor vulnerability.
Serrano stressed that, on average, the women They earn half of what men earn in the formal sectorreflecting marked wage inequality.
So, for Serrano, although the challenge is global, in the case of the Dominican Republic the figures are overwhelming: Women continue to be disadvantaged in terms of salaries compared to men. Therefore, he stressed the urgency of develop real and effective public policies that promote gender equality in the workplace.
The statements of the UNFPA representative coincide with data from the National Statistics Office (ONE)since, until 2024, the entity recorded that the average income in the main occupation for men was RD$28,827 On the other hand, for women it was RD$ 23,102. Which represents a difference of RD$5,725 to the detriment of the female gender.
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In that context, the Minister of Labor, Eddy Olivaresreported that efforts are being made to reduce labor informality. During an interview on the program The Dayannounced that soon some 80 thousand lottery bank workers will be incorporated into the formal regimeas part of a strategy to expand labor coverage and improve the conditions of workers.
Olivares also indicated that currently, informality in the country around 46%a figure that, although lower than the regional average of 53%continues to represent a structural challenge for both the Dominican Republic and Latin America.
Both international organizations and the Dominican Government recognize the need to implement effective public policies of equity and formalizationwhich allow closing gaps and guaranteeing labor rights for all sectors, especially for women.
