Technological innovation and teleworking: a critical analysis from a human rights perspective (Ecuador)

Abstract

The present investigation looks critically at technological innovation as a phenomenon that came to rethink the classic way of executing work activities, even making the presence of the worker a secondary aspect. The working modality known today as teleworking allows the worker to carry out their tasks from their home or any other place other than the workplace, provided they have a computer or any electronic device with internet access. However, the problem that this work addresses is that despite the fact that work is a human right, recognized both in the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador and in different international human rights treaties, the limited access and knowledge about the management of Information and communication technologies for a large part of the population have made it a privilege for the few. In this sense, this research has two fundamental objectives. In the first place, to demonstrate the harmful impact of technological innovation in the labor market, bringing with it technological unemployment, for those who cannot access, nor do they know how to use technology. Second, to show that the Ecuadorian State violates the right to work and the right to universal access to new technologies. Finally, one of the main findings of this article is that teleworking is a form of job insecurity; all this using the methods: critical analytical and documentary.