The New work models They propose Challenges for Social Security and the system of pensions from the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The protection of independent workers –Inter them, who work in Digital platforms– It is the best example of this.
While it is still challenging for governments, the World Bank’s senior economist, Ignacio Apella, considers that these types of people work under conditions that would facilitate its inclusion to the system.
“Unlike any ex officio worker who does not do so through the platform, but by mouth to mouth, the platform worker is banking“He stressed.
“So, that’s visible. It is known who it is, how much does, and how much it earns“He added during his speech in a Free dialogue next to the superintendent of Pensions (Sipen), Francisco Torres, and the general secretary of the Inter -American Social Security Conference (CISS), Pedro Kumamoto.
Also, these workers gather a sufficient income to be able to contribute to an individual capitalization account. A consultation by Free newspaper Last March to dealers who meet an eight -hour schedule, he can gather between 40,000 to 65,000 pesos And even more, if they work more hours or leave them tip.
Retain the tax, a alternative
For this reason, consider that a alternative that countries such as the Dominican Republic could consider to include these workers in Social Security is to make these Technology companies –As Uber or Airbnb, among others. Retention agents of the percentage that corresponds to social security, as is done in countries such as the United Kingdom or Uruguay.
“Then, of course, you have to calibrate how much taxesbecause it is a double -edged sword. At the end of the day, it may happen that this worker leaves the platform Not to pay, or changing jobs“, noticed.
In this Kumamoto agreed, who acknowledged that this issue is a Shared conversation in Latin America countriesin which it is still determined if the platforms function as employers – and therefore, those who use them would become their employees – or, if on the contrary, these people should be considered independent workers.
These concepts are crucial when determine who must contribute to the pension of a contributor, or how much.
Therefore, Kumamoto considered that Adapt policies to the reality of each country is important, as well as properly inform the populationespecially to youngerwho are those who are undertaking in these New work modalities.
