Calidad de servicio de transporte público urbano y los derechos constitucionales de los adultos mayores en el Cantón Latacunga

Abstract

It has become customary to overlook concerning the violation of constitutional rights of the elderly, for that reason this research with which it is seeking a solution to the constant violation of these rights in urban public transport was conducted to which declare that the principal obligation in improving urban transport services is the responsibility of transport operators, users sectional authorities and urban service units; often they are leaving aside the constitutional rights of the elderly. People over sixty-five years of age are constitutionally considered as belonging to the group priority therefore is paramount duty of the state to guarantee their rights, as such rights of older adults fall within the catalog of human rights economic, social and cultural rights; It should be mentioned that the aim of the present research is to solve a problem that afflicts the latacungueña society especially the elderly who do not receive a good service from companies urban public transport, for which at the end of research work was carried out as proposed creation of an ordinance regulating and improving urban public transport in Latacunga canton for seniors, in order to seek ways or mechanisms to support compliance and respect for the rights of the elderly in this service, "Certain groups suffer disproportionate harm in respect of any violation of their human rights, for example, income groups, the disabled, the elderly, among others." (Directrices de Martricht, 2000, p. 4).