Exploring Private Security in El Salvador

Abstract

The 2010 Private Security Services Act, and the Labor Code have been disregarded by private businesses, security agents, and public agencies. For different reasons, record keeping and tracking of businesses and security guards has not been done appropriately. This is principally due to factors
in the Act itself, which lacks regulations. It is also the result of unfair competition among businesses, and the indolence and idleness of governmental institutions.

This study brings to light multiple cases of evasion and disregard of the law on the part of private security companies. Its main contribution is determining the wage that corresponds to a person working over eight hours a day, and forty-four hours a week according to the current law.

Its most important proposal is the creation of the Superintendent for Private Security to be in charge of overseeing this sector

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v4i1.1556