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Academic research on the Colombian labor market, covering labor reform, the minimum wage, formalization, social security, and much more.

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¿Pueden el DANE y PILA contar dos historias distintas sobre el mismo mercado laboral?

Pablo Adrián Garlati Bertoldi
20854Junio de 2026
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

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
19125 minFebrero de 2026
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Who Makes Up the Labor Force in Colombia?

Detailed characterization of the Colombian labor force: demographic, sectoral, formal, and informal composition, with DANE data.

Abril de 2025
418 min
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Simplified Employment Contracting Regime: A Proposal for Labor Formalization and Social Security

Technical proposal to create a simplified employment contracting regime that facilitates the formalization of employment and access to social security.

Daniel Alejandro López Morales
430 minAbril de 2025
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Evolution and Characterization of the Labor Market in Colombia: A Comparison Between the Public, Private, and Self-Employment Sectors, 2020-2024

A comparative study of the evolution of the Colombian labor market between 2020 and 2024 across the public, private, and self-employment sectors, with a focus on regulatory compliance.

Juliana Morad Acero, Diego Rico Rivillas, Johanna Gómez Castro
435 minFebrero de 2025
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Is the Minimum-Wage Bargaining Commission Useful in Colombia?

An analysis of the effectiveness of the Permanent Commission for the Coordination of Wage and Labor Policies in Colombia, its historical role, and reform proposals.

Juan Carlos Angulo, Jorge Pérez Pérez
220 minNoviembre de 2024
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Key Elements for a Responsible Setting of the Minimum Wage

An analytical framework of the technical, economic, and social criteria that should be considered for a responsible and sustainable setting of the minimum wage in Colombia.

Juliana Morad Acero, José Mauricio Salazar Saénz, Daniel Alejandro López Morales
222 minNoviembre de 2024
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Bill: Age for Terminating Employment Contracts

Technical analysis of the bill regulating the termination of employment contracts on the grounds of workers' age.

Johanna Gómez Castro, Juliana Morad Acero, Fabio Alejandro Gómez Castaño
12 minMayo de 2024
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Ten Years of the Colombian Labor Market 2013-2023

Decade-long analysis of the Colombian labor market: trends in employment, unemployment, informality, wages, and sectoral composition between 2013 and 2023.

Juliana Morad Acero, José Mauricio Salazar Saénz
240 minMayo de 2024
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Challenges of Work in the Digital Age

Reflections on the legal and social challenges of work in the fourth industrial revolution: digital platforms, remote work, artificial intelligence, and labor law.

Iván Camilo Jiménez Uribe
8128 minAbril de 2024
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Bill: Pension Benefit for Those Performing a Caregiving Role

A technical analysis of the bill recognizing pension rights for persons who perform unpaid care work, from a gender perspective.

Isabela Castiblanco Gómez, Valeria Guevara, Juliana Morad Acero, José Mauricio Salazar Saénz
15 minMarzo de 2024
InvestigaciónAliado CEJ

Comments on Bill 051 of 2023

Technical and legal observations on Bill 051 of 2023, submitted to the Congress of the Republic on labor matters.

Juliana Morad Acero, Santiago Tovar Fernández
18 minOctubre de 2023