How Can Freelancing Help Unemployment in Belize?

Abstract

NONEThe purpose of this study is to discuss how freelancing can be used to address the job gap in Belize. Due to the pandemic many organizations were downsized because employers did not have the funds to keep employees employed when they weren't profiting because operation hours were harmed because the world was forced to close to end the pandemic. As it stands, the pandemic has become an epidemic, and unemployment continues at an all-time high, particularly in Belize. Aside from the epidemic, there are other medical issues that cause people to be unemployed. Another significant difficulty is the scarcity of available jobs. This used a qualitative approach to allow the researchers to conduct one-on-one interviews with the 15 participants in the study. This method was chosen because it is useful for answering"how" and "why" questions, understanding a social phenomenon, and broadening knowledge. At the end of this research, it was revealed that freelancing can help Belize reduce unemployment, but it is not a permanent solution to unemployment. Another interesting finding revealed that people living without disabilities deemed freelancing as a more short-term solution to unemployment, while people living with disabilities view freelancing as a permanent solution to unemployment because it allows themto be employed, while traditional employment in Belize does not offer them a solution to unemployment.