Overview
- Incidence climbs to roughly 25% among informal workers and the self‑employed, compared with about 7% among registered employees.
- Educational gaps are stark, with about 34% of workers with low schooling affected versus roughly 4.6% among those with university education.
- Regional disparities persist, led by 18.9% in the Buenos Aires Conurbano versus 7.1% in the City of Buenos Aires.
- Underemployment shows elevated risk at about 21.1%, compared with roughly 12% for full‑time workers and 13.3% for the overworked.
- Union affiliation correlates with better outcomes, and the report urges integrated policies linking employment, income and food security.