All resources: Peru

SCORE Programme Brief - Phase II

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises programme at a glance

W4Y Peru country summary

Practical guidance on how to combine vocational and business management training

Work for Youth (W4Y) - (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: GLO/11/01/MCF

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...

Studies on Growth with Equity

What works: Active labour market policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report examines the effectiveness of active labour market policies implemented in Latin America, notably policies carried out in Argentina, Colombia and Peru.

Research on Active labour market policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

What works: Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Active labour market policies can address persistent and unresolved structural issues in the region. To sustain productive employment and create quality jobs, “what works” in Latin America and the Caribbean is to increase emphasis on active labour...

Report on active labour market policies

An urgent policy reorientation for Latin America and the Caribbean

To tackle unemployment, informality and low productivity growth, a policy reorientation is needed in Latin America and the Caribbean. ILO economists Clemente Pignatti and Verónica Escudero discuss the potential opportunities that can be leveraged...

Supporting the implementation of indigenous peoples' rights in Nepal, Peru and Central African Republic through enhanced participation of...

Project Codes: GLO/12/12/EEC - Evaluation consultant: Sille Stidsen

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 75

Non-standard forms of employment in Latin America: Prevalence, characteristics and impacts on wages

The ILO at Work: Results 2014-2015

Our impact, their story: Candy

The programme on the economic inclusion and sustainable development of Andean grain producers in rural areas of extreme poverty in Ayacucho and Puno is a partnership between the ILO, FAO and UNESCO.

The ILO at Work: Results 2014-2015

In the spotlight: Combating forced labour

The project Strengthening and Disseminating Efforts to Combat Forced Labour in Brazil and Peru has contributed to the improvement of public policies in both countries.

The ILO at Work: Results 2014-2015

Our impact, their story: Lennin

In 2008 the ILO set up the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, now active in nine countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific, which aims to increase productivity and improve working conditions in...

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.

ILO Research paper No. 13

Corporate Social Responsibility in International Trade and Investment Agreements: Implications for States, Business and Workers

This paper assesses the reference to CSR commitments in trade and investment agreements and finds that CSR language is relatively weak in terms of obligation, precision and delegation. Emphasising the potential to use the mechanisms that are...

Research Department Working Paper n°12

Workfare programmes and their impact on the labour market: Effectiveness of Construyendo Perú

This paper estimates the medium-term effects of the workfare programme Construyendo Perú implemented in Peru to support unemployed populations in situations of poverty and extreme poverty from 2007 to 2011.

“What works” Research Brief No. 4

The employment effects of public works programmes

The “What Works” Research Brief No. 4 discusses the most recent evidence on the role of public works and workfare programmes in improving participants’ labour market and social outcomes. It draws from new knowledge on the effectiveness of these type...

“What works” Research Brief No. 3

The role of PES in improving employment quality

The “What Works” Research Brief No. 3 discusses the most recent evidence on the role of Public Employment Services (PES) in improving participants’ labour market outcomes. It draws from new knowledge on the effectiveness of this type of programmes...

“What works” Research Brief No. 2

Promoting employment by providing active support through CCT programmes

The “What Works” Research Brief No. 2 discusses the most recent evidence on the effectiveness of active labour market measures in increasing employability and job quality of conditional cash transfers (CCT) beneficiaries. It draws from new knowledge...