Region: Peru

Technology and the Future of Work: Experiences of informal waste workers and street vendors in Dhaka, Lima, and Nairobi

“Through  a  year-long  project  supported  by  the  Rockefeller  Foundation, Practical  Action  and  WIEGO  (Women  in  Informal ...

VIDEO: Interview with Paulina Paucar Peña (Peru–FEDEVAL/CUT)

In this interview, Paulina Paucar Peña, who sells clothes at a market in Lima, tells us how the trade union organising campaign has helped...

Resolución de Superintendencia No 245-2008/SUNAT: Facilitan la declaración y/o pago de las contribuciones a la seguridad social de los empleadores de trabajadores del hogar.

Artículo No. 2 de la Constitución Política del Perú en referencia al derecho laboral

Artículo No. 2 de la Constitución Política del Perú en referencia al derecho laboral

Peru Summary of Legal Framework on Domestic Work in Peru

Summary of materials related to the legal framework for domestic workers.Review of the main pieces of legislation related to this occupational...

Multi-stakeholder meeting on the situation of urban waste pickers recycling solid waste in Peru

• November 19, 2015
• Hotel José Antonio
  Lima, Peru

12:15-14:30 Hotel José Antonio  

Street Vendors in Lima, Peru

Every formalization process benefits those who have money. The ones who are left behind are the ones who cannot pay. – Gloria Solórzano,...

Créer un « espace public pour tous » : stratégies utiles à l’intention des vendeurs et vendeuses de rue

Par Jenna Harvey « Je veux voir une ville sans expulsions. Je veux les voir [vendeurs de rue] jouir du droit à la ville, où aucun gouvernement,...

Strategies for Street Vendors to Create “Public Space for All”

By Jenna Harvey “I want to see an eviction-free city. I want to see them [street vendors] having a right to the city, where no government,...

In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some

Modernization in cities is meant to ease the commute for workers and offer convenience — to make lives easier. But too often, it’s the poorest...