| Summary: | In the last 20 years the exploitation of lithium has gained worldwide importance due to the increase in its industrial demand. In Argentina, the exploitation of brines with lithiumis carried out in different salt flats in the northwest of Argentina (NOA). Originally, the region of the Puna of Saltasaw the arrival of numerous mining companies with the aim of producing Lithium Carbonate. This region is characterized by an arid and dry climate, and over the years the economic activities were subsistence farming (raising llamas and sheep) and salt exchange for goods, among others. The aim of this study was the design of a mathematical model of the quality of life of the communities that live in the surrounding area of the mining companies producing lithium carbonate in the NOA region. The following were proposed as main factors that influence the quality of life: work, education, health, environment and family. Population surveys were conducted in these communities and the data analysis was carried out using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). It was determined that family and work factors are the most influential ones in the quality of life of the communities.
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Measurements of the quality of working life in companies of the city of Córdoba 2021