El derecho al trabajo de las mujeres embarazadas en el marco de la emergencia sanitaria por el COVID-19

Abstract

The right to work of pregnant women is protected in the constitutional framework of Ecuador, and is regulated by the Ecuadorian Labor Code, however, due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ecuador turned out to be one of the countries most affected in the American continent. As a consequence, in addition to the health crisis, it affected the job stability of thousands of workers, both in the public and private sectors; For this reason, this research article aims to collect information on the importance of labor law for pregnant women and their situation of vulnerability and learn a little more about teleworking, a solution to guarantee everyone their salary income. and mainly to people who are at double risk. For the realization of this article, it was decided to divide it into four fragments: the right to work, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the beginning and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the future is teleworking; For this, the research was developed through a qualitative-descriptive approach, analytical, synthetic, exegetical, historical, explanatory, non-experimental methods. Concluding that the pandemic has affected all sectors of the country, the Ecuadorian State as a guaranteeing entity must promote teleworking to preserve the economy and avoid the layoffs of thousands of Ecuadorian families at all costs.