The wholesale and retail trade, hotels, restaurants, construction, manufacturing and transport sectors are the activities with the highest number of inspections. Lima tops the list.
The National Superintendence of Labor Inspection (Sunafil) imposed fines for a total of S/19 million 269,137, between 2022 and so far in 2023, for finding cases of child labor nationwide.
Through a press release, the regulatory body reported that these fines come from the 46 resolutions issued in the first and second instance, where 41 are from last year and five from this year.
“During this period, 1,035 inspections were carried out at the national level, of which 66 were carried out as a result of complaints that reached the regional authorities of Sunafil and 969 due to unexpected operations in different economic activities,” Sunafil said.
The wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, real estate (construction), manufacturing, and transportation sectors are the activities with the greatest number of inspections to determine whether or not there is child labor.
Gamarra is the most important textile trade conglomerate in Peru. Photo: Sunafil
Sunafil found more than 400 minors working
According to the consolidated inspection system, the regions where the greatest number of inspections have been carried out are Metropolitan Lima (4,438), Lambayeque (343), La Libertad (307), Ica (292) and Loreto (188).
These figures correspond to the period from 2014 —the year in which Sunafil started operations— to the present. In that same period, 421 minors were found during the interventions carried out by the 26 regional authorities of Sunafil.
Citizens can become allies of Sunafil to alert suspected cases of child labor and forced labor. They only have to enter an easily accessible application and which they can access 24 hours a day. This is ‘SOS Alert against Child Labor and Forced Labor’.
To enter you just have to access the Sunafil website: www.gob.pe/sunafil and click on the red SOS button, located in campaigns and events. Also, it can be accessed directly by entering the link: https://aplicativosweb7.sunafil.gob.pe/si.alerta/, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Source: Larepublica
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