DECENT WORK IN MEXICO: THE INFLUENCE OF THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND OPENNESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD

Abstract

This article presents the measurement of decent work in Mexico during the period 2005-2019, using a multidimensional index that encompasses salary (dignified salary) and non-salary (rights) aspects, while analyzing its relationship with the economic environment and openness. Using the hierarchical structure of the database contained in the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE), a multilevel model is estimated in which a positive relationship is indicated between decent work and the productive branches with the highest direct foreign investment, as well as the states with the greatest weight of exports with respect to their GBP. Also identified is the relationship between this and the heterogeneity in the sociodemographic characteristics of the worker and aspects related to their sectoral and state environment.