Resumo

SANCHEZ TORRES, Roberto Mauricio. Characterization and labor insertion of street vendors: the case of San Victorino in Bogotá. Trab. soc. [online]. 2017, n.29, pp.327-351. ISSN 1514-6871.

This article presents a characterization of street vendors and analyses the ways of labor insertion in that activity, based on the case of San Victorino in Bogotá. The research takes as analytical reference the fieldwork that was done in San Victorino. The fieldwork was formed by the application of a survey based on non-probability sampling answered for 414 street vendors and at the same time some testimony were collected, both of them contributed to the study about labor insertion. Throughout the article some topics are tackled and are emphasized: the heterogeneity in career path and characteristics of street vendors; the relevance of specific population groups within street vendors; and the link between labor insertion in street sales and some social, historical and economic aspects.

Palavras-chave : Street vendors; Labor insertion; Informal activities; Habitus; Labor situation in Colombia.

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