A Multidimensional Statistical Analysis of Artisans and Unskilled Workers of Ecuador

Andrés Bonilla Marchán,Ramiro Delgado,Efstathios Stefos

doi:10.5539/res.v9n2p237

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to highlight the social characteristics of the unskilled workers and artisans of Ecuador through a descriptive and multidimensional statistical analysis of data from the 2015 National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Self-employment. The descriptive statistical analysis demonstrates the frequencies and percentages of the variables of the investigation while the multidimensional statistical analysis shows the principal criteria of differentiation and classification between the groups of people surveyed. The methods involved a factorial analysis of multiple correspondences indicating the criteria of differentiation, and a statistical hierarchical analysis, which attempts to define the subjects surveyed according to their common traits.

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Unskilled workers or laborers and artisans constitute 12.57% of the economically active population in Ecuador, according to the 2015 National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Self-employment
The term “unskilled worker” in the Ecuadorian context refers to uneducated workers who either operate heavy machinery or engage in manual labor, whereas, the term “artisan”, is used to refer to a person who is skilled at making objects by hand
The labor of the artisan or crafts person, unlike that of the unskilled worker in Ecuador, is legally recognized due to the fact that Ecuadorian artisans are protected by law and are certified by the National Defense of Craftsmen

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Unskilled workers or laborers and artisans constitute 12.57% of the economically active population in Ecuador, according to the 2015 National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Self-employment. Despite this unskilled workers and artisans are closely related in the types of activity they undertake, and by the fact that an unskilled worker could change his status to qualified artisan by becoming affiliated with the National Defense of Craftsmen. It is for this reason, and the fact that these two groups of workers make up 12.57% of the working population in Ecuador, that we have chosen to do a multidimensional statistical analysis on these two sectors. This study proposes to give us a general outlook on the social characteristics of both unskilled workers and artisans, in an effort to contribute to the formulation of strategies and policies that could improve their living conditions

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