In Peru, informality continues to affect women. According to the statistical yearbook of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, prepared by the ECLAC77.5% of Peruvian workers are in informality, a figure higher than that of men, which reaches 71.8%. This places the country among the five with the greatest female informality in the region, only […]
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Lima: 1.6 million gain less than the minimum salary and unemployment is stagnant from presence
Between November 2024 and January 2025, 1 million 981,000 people in Metropolitan Lima They found themselves in a situation of underemploymentthat is, they served in precarious working conditions, according to data from the Technical Report Labor Market Situation of the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). Thus, compared to the period Prepandymia 2019, underemployment […]
56% of Peruvians cannot choose the payment method
Although digital transactions are positioned as the favorite option for many, in Peru there is still a reticent market that does not give consumers the freedom to choose the payment method of their preference at physical points of sale. In this sense, 56% have been forced to prioritize cash, according to the study by Minsait […]
One in two workers in Latin America and the Caribbean is informal, says the ILO
One in two people who work in Latin America and the Caribbean does it in the informalitya situation that exceeds 70% in most countries in the region, with Bolivia above 80%, and only has its lowest rates in Chili and Uruguay, where it reaches 24%, reported this Thursday the International Labour Organization (ILO). In this […]
5.5 million mypes are informal: almost half do not want to work legally
In Peru there are about 5.5 million businesses or productive units operating informally; That is, they are not registered with the National Superintendence of Customs and Tax Administration (Sunat). Within that group, 42% consider formalization not necessary, reported the Institute of Economy and Business Development (IEDEP) of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL). Although the […]
The difference in income between men and women would be more than S/400, according to INEI
According to the results of the Permanent National Employment Survey (EPEN) of the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), from April 2023 to March 2024, men recorded an average monthly income of S/1,898, 1 while women they recorded S/1,420.4; that is, around S/477 less than men, a difference of 25%. This would include the […]
CCL: More than half of the middle class is informal
Of a total of 6.5 million workers belonging to the middle class in Peru, 3.6 million worked in informal conditions during the year 2023, representing an increase of 186,000 workers compared to 2022, according to the Institute of Economy and Business Development (IEDEP) of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL). This means that 55.3% of […]
My first job: 7 out of 10 young people are precarious
On International Worker’s Day, the numbers show a harsh reality: the first job of Peruvians is not in the vocational field in which they would like to work, to the point that occupational inadequacy grew from 62% to 66% and affects mainly to young people, according to the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE). […]
More than 62% of Peruvian artisans are informal, according to Mincetur
With information from Miguel Calderón Of the 416,190 artisans registered in the Permanent National Employment Survey (EPEN), only 62,583 are registered in the National Registry of Artisans (RNA) of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) and, of them, more than 62% are informal. Rusbel Hernández, director of Artisanal Development of Mincetur, adds that […]
INEI: only 3 out of every 10 employees are formal
In 2023, the formality rate in Peru went from 26% to 28.9%, while the informality rate fell from 74% to 71.1%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). Approximately, 3 out of every 10 workers operate within the legal framework. The data comes after learning that, during the first year of Dina […]
