Socio-economic characterization of moto-taxism in Ocaña.

Abstract

Moto-taxism has become in recent years a source of employment for many Colombians, this activity is considered illegal by the Colombian legislation, this article reveals this phenomenon, making known the socio-economic dynamics that revolve around this activity. From this reference the article aims to make a diagnosis at a socio-economic level in the city of Ocaña; based on a population census of the people who practice this activity. The methodological component is based on non-experimental quantitative research of a descriptive type, based on direct counts and surveys carried out by the researchers, thus yielding certain results such as; that the majority of motorcycle taxi drivers are men, from socioeconomic strata 1 and 2, who are excluded from the educational system, but who generate a dynamism in the city's economy. It is concluded that moto-taxism is an alternative of subsistence for people from less favoured social strata and generates a very important economic dynamic in the city, it is a problem due to its cause of informality, but at the same time it is a source of employment for people with scarce economic resources.