LABOR CONTEXT IN ECUADOR IN THE 1930s: ACTIVE ECONOMIC POPULATION, LEGAL CONTEXT AND MINIMUM WAGES

The article carries out an analysis of the labor context in Ecuador during 1930s with aim contributing new quantitative, legal and contextual information. This information is important as they add three essential elements to understand work context: economically active population purchasing power; on conditions; and, a brief review implementation minimum wage. was carried based historical-comparative analytical method, taking into account groups workers, namely: workers public industrial sector; interior small industry; rural sectors. Multiple benefits have been found for first group, such compensation eviction, premature separation, maternity, disability, overtime worked, addition wage differentiated by zone type work. For second are random, wages paid assumed be daily kind. third non-existent, live within their own cultural conditions, which excludes them from legalization systems, salary compensations kind or food exchange.