Incidencia de las normativas laborales en la calidad de vida de los trabajadores de exportadoras de camarón Huaquillas 2025

Abstract

The title of the thesis “Incidence of labor regulations on the quality of life of Huaquillas shrimp exporters' workers, 2025”, raises problems related to the evasion of responsibility and obligations of employers in complying with labor regulations, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador and the Labor Code, which guarantee job stability, protection and legal and social security to workers and employees of the shrimp exporters of the aforementioned canton. Within the same research framework, the socioeconomic level of workers and employees, the characteristics of the work environment, the impact of structural adjustment measures resulting from government decisions, and finally, the importance of inclusion in social security and its contribution to the quality of life are investigated. In this sense, the general objective is “To determine the incidence of labor regulations on the quality of life of shrimp exporters' workers in Huaquillas”. For its part, the sociological foundation is the actionism published by Alain Touraine (1925-2023), emphasizing the social actions that regulate behavior in society. The research methodology was basic or theoretical, non-experimental, descriptive and correlational in scope, and it was also characterized as diagnostic and proactive, because in the process the variables were related and quantitative and qualitative data were collected using inductive and deductive methods, techniques and instruments were also applied, such as a survey with a previously elaborated questionnaire applied to workers and employees of the shrimp exporting companies and interviews with the Provincial Coordinator of the Ministry of Labor, legal advisors, Head of Human Resources of the shrimp exporting company MONMI-FISH and PSCC. The results obtained show that the problems are related to exposure to chemicals, falls, cold climates, pesticides and accidents with machinery that harm the health and well-being of workers, while the impact of structural adjustment measures on the quality of life, resulting from government decisions, have directly affected workers and employees, resulting in unjust personnel cuts, arbitrary dismissals without justification, and violations of rights. Finally, the research proposal based on the results obtained has selected the requirement to intervene “Training plan on labor rights and social security in workers and employees of shrimp exporting companies in the canton of Huaquillas, El Oro” in order to reduce arbitrary and unjustified dismissals in shrimp exporting companies, being the workers and employees victims of this violation of rights that due to ignorance do not claim and demand the rights guaranteed in the labor regulations. In addition, in the technical dimension, it is feasible, since access to information is available; in the environmental dimension, it does not affect the environment; and in the social dimension, it contributes positively.