Director of the Department of Labor Law
Investigador del Observatorio
Co-Director of the Labor Observatory. Director of the Labor Law Department at the Faculty of Legal Sciences.
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¿Pueden el DANE y PILA contar dos historias distintas sobre el mismo mercado laboral?
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Research, data, and public policy on work in Colombia
New publication
¿Pueden el DANE y PILA contar dos historias distintas sobre el mismo mercado laboral?
We just published a new analysis from the Labor Observatory. Read the full piece.
Gender and work · DANE GEIH 2024 · Observatory
The wage gap
in numbers
In Colombia women earn on average 92 cents for every peso men receive in paid employment.
Men$1.82M/ month
Women$1.68M/ month
Average monthly labor wage · weighted estimate
−8%
Average wage gap between men and women
−$141K
Monthly difference in Colombian pesos in favor of men
1 de 8
women earns above the minimum wage, compared with 1 in 5 men
Source · DANE GEIH 2024 · Observatory estimates
In more than 75% of the years analyzed, the government ended up setting the minimum wage by decree: the wage-setting commission fails in its institutional role.
Observatorio Laboral PUJ
2024 Research
Read the researchFeatured publication · Research
Proposals for a Labor Legislative Agenda
A set of technical proposals for the labor legislative agenda in Colombia, addressing necessary reforms in labor law and social security.
Juliana Morad Acero, Carlos Arturo Barco Alzate, Pablo Adrián Garlati Bertoldi, Johanna Gómez Castro, Fabio Alejandro Gómez Castaño, Edgar Giovanni González Umbarila, Iván Camilo Jiménez Uribe, Maira Alejandra López, Dalia Marcela Orduz Pérez, Oscar Leonardo Rincón León, Javier Rivera Rosas, José Mauricio Salazar Saénz, Diego Felipe Valdivieso Rueda, Daniel Alejandro López Morales
Digital platforms are reshaping the employment relationship: Colombian labor law faces the challenge of protecting workers who fall outside the employee/independent-contractor binary.
Iván Camilo Jiménez Uribe
Researcher
Read the researchUpcoming event
Seminar: Labor Reform 3.0 - Assessments and Outlook
Academic seminar to discuss progress in the implementation of the labor reform in Colombia and the prospects for an eventual Reform 3.0. We will be joined by experts from the Labor Observatory and partner institutions.
22 de julio de 2026 · 4:00 a. m.Sala de Conferencias - CEJ
Ten years of DANE microdata show that labor informality is a structural phenomenon in Colombia: it calls for reforms that tackle the causes, not the symptoms.
Juliana Morad Acero
Co-Director of the Observatory
View the studyThe observatory in numbers
Ten research lines sustain our work
246
Academic publications
42
Researchers & collaborators
10
Research lines
En cifras
Mercado laboral hoy
Research · Analysis · Policy
Featured Reports
A curated selection of the Observatory's most relevant reports, published in partnership with the Corporación Excelencia en la Justicia.
Premio CEJ 2023Investigación
Labor Reform Bill Text 2.0
71A structured labor reform proposal 2.0 prepared jointly by the Observatorio Derecho Laboral and the Observatorio Fiscal of the PUJ. Awarded best research by the CEJ in 2023.
Juliana Morad AceroLeer informe
Dato clave · Investigación
57%
INFORMALIDAD
Evolution and Characterization of the Labor Market in Colombia: A Comparison Between the Public, Private, and Self-Employment Sectors, 2020-2024
Leer informeInvestigación
A Fairer and More Sustainable Pension System
2Junio de 2023Investigación
Challenges of Work in the Digital Age
81Abril de 202428′ lectura
Investigación
Simplified Employment Contracting Regime: A Proposal for Labor Formalization and Social Security
4Abril de 202530′ lectura
Investigación
Proposals for a Labor Legislative Agenda
191Febrero de 202625′ lectura
Próximo EventoPresencial
Seminar: Labor Reform 3.0 - Assessments and Outlook
Academic seminar to discuss progress in the implementation of the labor reform in Colombia and the prospects for an eventual Reform 3.0. We will be joined by experts from the Labor Observatory and partner institutions.
22 de julio de 2026Sala de Conferencias - CEJ
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SEGThematic Areas
Ten research lines that underpin the Observatory's work.
Area 01·0 publications
Individual Labor Law
This research line studies individual employment relationships: types of contracts, the wage regime, working hours, vacation, statutory bonus, severance pay, unilateral termination, enhanced job security, individual union immunity, and protection against dismissal without just cause. It analyzes the case law of the Labor Cassation Chamber of the CSJ.
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Director of the Department of Labor Law
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This research line studies individual employment relationships: types of contracts, the wage regime, working hours, vacation, statutory bonus, severance pay, unilateral termination, enhanced job security, individual union immunity, and protection against dismissal without just cause. It analyzes the case law of the Labor Cassation Chamber of the CSJ.
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Director of the Department of Labor Law
Who researches
The researchers behind the Observatory
Professors and researchers of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana who sustain the Labor Observatory's editorial lines.
Investigador activo: Juliana Morad Acero. Total 13 investigadores.
Recent Publications
The latest research, analysis, and columns from the Observatory.
Más reciente
InvestigaciónJunio de 2026
¿Pueden el DANE y PILA contar dos historias distintas sobre el mismo mercado laboral?
Pablo Adrián Garlati Bertoldi
20045Leer
- Febrero de 2026Investigación
Proposals for a Labor Legislative Agenda
A set of technical proposals for the labor legislative agenda in Colombia, addressing necessary reforms in labor law and social security.
Juliana Morad Acero, Carlos Arturo Barco Alzate, Pablo Adrián Garlati Bertoldi, Johanna Gómez Castro, Fabio Alejandro Gómez Castaño, Edgar Giovanni González Umbarila, Iván Camilo Jiménez Uribe, Maira Alejandra López, Dalia Marcela Orduz Pérez, Oscar Leonardo Rincón León, Javier Rivera Rosas, José Mauricio Salazar Saénz, Diego Felipe Valdivieso Rueda, Daniel Alejandro López Morales
En alianza · cej25 min lectura191 - Abril de 2025Investigación
Who Makes Up the Labor Force in Colombia?
Detailed characterization of the Colombian labor force: demographic, sectoral, formal, and informal composition, with DANE data.
En alianza · cej18 min lectura4