Protección de los teletrabajadores frente a riesgos laborales en el Ecuador

Abstract

Teleworking is a work modality through which a person can carry out their activities without being present in the office facilities with the use of information and communication technologies. In Ecuador, the regulation of this labor modality began in 2016 and subsequently some reforms have been made. Given its recent regulation and considering the particularities of teleworking, it was analyzed whether the current regulations are effective for the protection of teleworkers against occupational risks starting from the theoretical description of teleworking and occupational risks in this modality, the determination of the current norm that regulates teleworking in Ecuador and the analysis of regulatory effectiveness from the perspective of teleworkers, labor inspectors, officials of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security and justice operators.