All news: Peru
Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Peruvian companies make progress in the inclusion of people with disabilities
With technical assistance from ILO’s Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP), the Peruvian Business and Disability Network welcomes new members and continues to gather evidence to promote the employment of people with disabilities
Our impact, Their voices
SMEs in Peru transform to become more productive and competitive
Through government lead initiatives to institutionalise SCORE, a sustainable model has been developed to ensure more Peruvian business have access to SCORE Training.
Labour migration
ILO supports Venezuelan migrants and refugees
The initiative launched with an initial ILO funding of US$ 2 million will aim at the socio-economic integration of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
COOP Champions
John Bliek, Enterprises Specialist at ILO Office for the Andean Countries
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...
Towards building a coherent strategy of cooperative development in the Andean Region
The ILO has been engaging with cooperatives and rural producers’ organizations in the Andean Region with a view to developing a coherent strategy on cooperative development for decent work in selected countries.
Our impact, Their voices
Opening space for exchange to build a positive company culture
SCORE Training opens space for exchange that did not previously exist; promoting dialogue and participation for all at AMFA VITRUM
Domestic Work
Peru ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)
Peru is the 27th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention
Project launch
Clear Cotton project seeks halt to child labour in West Africa and Pakistan
Four-year project co-funded by the EU kicks off with workshop participants vowing to make cotton production sustainable.
Tripartism and social dialogue
Safety and health in Peru’s construction sector - 25 kilos… not more!
Peruvian trade unions and the ILO’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean are supporting an initiative to protect construction workers’ health.
Peru reinforces commitment to SME development with SCORE Training partnership
The Peruvian Ministry of Production and ILO continue to promote productivity, quality and working conditions in SMEs through the SCORE Training methodology
Decent work
How decent work can transform cotton production
South-South Project uses good practices in Brazil to promote decent work in cotton production in African and Latin American countries.
Our impact, their voices
How Peruvian quinoa farmers have boosted their income
The Andean Grains Programme – a joint ILO-FAO-UNESCO initiative – not only improved the livelihoods of organic quinoa producers but also contributed to the economic empowerment of women.
My.Coop gets a provincial adaptation in Peru
For the first time since it was launched in 2012, the My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative training package was adapted at the provincial level in the San Martín region of Peru.
Equality for all = Success for all
International Womens Day 2017 marks the launch of our new gender equality campaign in the workplace “Equality for all = Success for all”.
Report on active labour market policies
ILO: Labour market policies in Latin America must be reoriented to protect social achievements and address productivity gaps
At a time when governments in the region face the dual challenges of creating quality jobs and safeguarding achievements in social inclusion and work quality, an ILO report highlights the need for a new approach based on active labour market...
Maternity Protection
Peru ratifies the Maternity Protection Convention (No. 183)
Jobs in Latin America
Latin American and Caribbean unemployment to rise in 2016
The evolution of labour markets in the region will be analyzed at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, to be held in Mexico this month.
South-South Cooperation
ILO takes good practices from Brazil in combating forced labour to Peru
Brazilian delegation visited Peru to accompany the first forced labour inspection operation carried out in the country and share experiences.
Green Jobs
Peru: The world of work can help save the environment
The Peruvian Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Luis Enrique Chavez Basagoitia shared his thoughts on opportunities for humanity that can be provided by the green economy; challenges that developing countries, including Peru, must overcome...
Latin America and the Caribbean assume the commitment to completely end child labour
The Focal Points Network of the “Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour”, launched its first face-to-face meeting in Brasilia