Artisanal Fishing as a Cultural, Economic and Representation Right in the Jaramijó Canton, Period 2021

Abstract

For the development of this article, the objective was formulated to analyze the limitations of the right to work that artisanal fishermen have in the Jaramijó canton, due to the bureaucratic process that they must comply with to obtain permission to carry out their economic activity. For this, a descriptive study was carried out, with a qualitative-quantitative approach, because an illustration is made about the characteristics and nature of artisanal fishing as an economic activity, as well as the legal parameters that govern this work, starting from the right to work, also by applying the survey technique, on a sample of 333 artisanal fishermen, the opinion of these citizens regarding the bureaucratic process to obtain the permit is identified. Among the main results, it is evident that 40.54% have between 3 and 4 members in their family, 33.63% state that their activity as artisanal fishermen is the only means of family subsistence, where 80.78% confirm that the waiting time for obtaining the permit is from 15 to 30 days, with which 55.26% distinguish that the impact on economic income is high. It is concluded that this procedure tends to be a high violation of the right to work, which is why among the actions that must be carried out is the increase in operational personnel for the respective inspections of the vessels and thus reduce the waiting period to obtain the certificate permission, and that these individuals can carry out their work without affecting the economic income to support their families.