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Forced Labor

Peruvian Journalists Shine a Light on Forced Labor and Other Forms of Modern Slavery

After participating in the 2nd edition of the ILO's practical workshop for journalists, "Reporting on Forced Labor and Other Forms of Modern Slavery," Peruvian journalists are publishing impactful stories to raise awareness about these issues.

Child Labour

31 governments, business and trade union organizations issue joint statement to eradicate child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ten commitments mark a decade of joint efforts towards a future without child labour in the region.

Migration

ILO and Canada launch initiative to promote labor integration of Venezuelan refugee and migrant women in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador

The project financed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will seek, within the framework of the Regional Strategy for Socio-economic Integration, to contribute to the socio-economic integration of migrants in these three...

Trafficking in persons

Nearly 50 entrepreneurs committed to the economic integration of trafficking survivors

These entrepreneurs gathered to explore collaboration opportunities to support capacity building and facilitate the future employment of adolescents and young women, as detailed in the Guide for the Economic Independence of Trafficking Survivors...

Trafficking in persons

Ministries of Women and Labor in Peru Unite for the Economic Integration of Trafficking Survivors

With technical assistance from the ILO, the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations and the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion conducted the inaugural Fair of Services of the Employability Route. This event was designed to support the...

Forced labour

"Cachorreo", the system used to exploit miners in La Rinconada

For decades, miners have been subjected to "cachorreo" in the highest gold mining area in the world, in the Peruvian region of Puno. This is a modality in which miners work for free for more than 20 days in favour of the operators, to earn the right...

Social protection

A preliminary study on the potential extension of Convention No. 102 ratification in Peru was presented

In the context of the Global campaign to promote the ratification of Convention No. 102, the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Universal Social Protection Department, together with the ILO’s office for the Andean Countries, presented the...

Trafficking in persons

Forensic Psychologists Develop Skills to Support the Prosecutorial Investigation of Child Trafficking Cases

Forensic experts from the Peruvian Public Ministry's Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences were trained to contribute to victim redress and the exemplary punishment of the perpetrators of trafficking in persons.

Digital wages

Micro and Small Businesses in Peru Strengthen Their Capabilities to Advance Towards Digital Wages

More than a hundred entrepreneurs and professionals from agricultural, tourism, services, and commerce companies in Cusco and La Libertad will be able to apply practical tools for wage digitalization, benefiting their workers and their business....

National Day of Fisherpeople: challenges and risks in their working activities

In Peru and Ecuador, most workers involved in the fishing sector work in the informal economy (around 84% in Peru and 77% in Ecuador), without access to labor rights and without social protection coverage.

Trafficking in persons

New Findings on how Trafficking in Persons is Processed by the Peruvian Justice System

The Public Ministry, with technical assistance from the ILO and UNODC, presented the Third Case Study on Trafficking in Persons and its Forms of Exploitation in Peru.

Trafficking in persons

Business representatives in Cusco were Trained to Support the Socioeconomic Reintegration of Adolescent Survivors of Trafficking

Business representatives learned about their opportunities to contribute to the socioeconomic reintegration of victims, through support for basic education completion, job training, and other forms of assistance.

World Day Against Child Labour

A decade against child labour: Latin American and Caribbean countries present a mural on the region's trajectory at the ILC

Mural co-created by 31 countries and employers' and workers' organizations, represents the ten-year history of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour. 

Trafficking in persons

Peruvian Public Ministry Specializes in Cyber Investigation of Trafficking

Prosecutors and officials of the Public Ministry enhance their capacities to address trafficking and related crimes in digital environments.

Trafficking in persons

More than 1550 child trafficking survivors and vulnerable people boosted their economic independence

The National Network of Trainers in Financial Education, Gender and Entrepreneurship, formed by professionals from different public institutions and NGOs, train child trafficking survivors, disabled people, and young men and women in situations of...

Trafficking in persons

Judges improve their knowledge of criminal justice to address complex cases of modern slavery

Professionals from Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios and Cusco participated in the course Criminal Justice and Modern Slavery in Peru

Trafficking in persons

First Working Group on Trafficking in Persons: Peruvian judges and prosecutors join efforts to combat trafficking

This working group will contribute to the improvement of the strategies and articulation of justice operators to prosecute trafficking in persons.

Trafficking in persons

Peruvian and Argentinian prosecutors share strategies and best practices to combat trafficking in persons

A study tour in Buenos Aires allowed prosecutors specialized in trafficking in persons from Lima, Cusco and Loreto to enhance their skills, acquire new tools and reinforce cooperation between Peru and Argentina to investigate and prosecute...

Trafficking in persons

Peruvian prosecutors have a new case law platform to strengthen the fight against trafficking in persons

Prosecutors received training in the practical use of this platform, which compiles and systematizes case law associated with trafficking, in order to improve argumentation in court hearings.

Peru has interinstitutional guidelines for the identification and referral of cases of forced labor and trafficking in persons

The mechanism is the result of the joint efforts of the National Coordination of Specialized Prosecution Offices for Trafficking in Persons, with technical assistance from specialized agencies of the United Nations: ILO, and UNODC