Mujica Petit discerns the Peruvian economic structure that, despite the much applauded economic scheme of productive bonanza, pushes enterprises to be born in informality. The State, in his opinion, is an accomplice and an example that the laws are not respected. – 90% of independents are informal. What is the reason for the normalization of […]
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ILO: Workers in poverty can increase
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the mass suffering from the “poor worker phenomenon” may continue to increase, as warned by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in the presentation of its ‘Labor Outlook 2023’ report. For Roxana Maurizio, expert in labor markets and coordinator of the report, This has to do with the low average […]
1.7 million Peruvians work more hours than they should but earn a pittance
INEI warns that despite employment levels recovering to 6.6% compared to pre-pandemic levels, precariousness continues to rise. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar in Peru: what is the exchange rate quote this Thursday, December 15? Christmas bonus will include 9% bonus in December Between September and November of this year, the […]
MTPE prepares registry of informal workers, how is the document prepared?
In Peru, there are more than 13 million informal workerswhich represents more than 75% of the current workforce, said this morning the Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion, Daniel Maurate. The head of this portfolio explained that, of this figure, 73.5% of informal workers are men and 78.6% are women. Furthermore, when analyzing by age […]
ILO: More than 46% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean lives informally
The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated that, at least, 46% of the economically active population (EAP) of Latin America and the Caribbean has informal employment. During a meeting of the organization in Costa Rica, the deputy regional director for the region, Claudia Coenjaerts, explained that governments must prioritize the fight against informality, unemployment and low […]
OECD demands a tax reform from Peru in 3 years
The Peruvian Government will have to reduce market informality, through strategies such as the rationalization of intermediate tax regimes and greater use of information technologies in the fight against tax evasion, if it intends to meet its goal of joining the OECD in 2026. Before the Special Commission for Monitoring the Incorporation of Peru into […]
MEF will have 3 years to reduce informality in Peru if it wants to join the OECD
The minister Alex Contreras He placed special emphasis on reducing informality in Peru as a key strategy for the next 3 years, in compliance with the recommendations for Peru’s accession to the OECD. In 2022, our country received in Paris the roadmap for joining the group that brings together the largest economies on the planet. […]
MEF: Peru is the first candidate in the region to access the OECD
The Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex Contrerasrevealed that Peru has the first option in the region to become the 39th nation to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). As part of his presentation before the Special Commission for Monitoring the Incorporation of Peru into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development […]
SNI: “Piura has great industrial potential”
The president of the National Society of Industries (SNI), Jesús Salazar Nishi, stated that 8 out of every 10 Piurans work inlabor informality, because the regions have not found a sustainable growth path and the only way toFighting poverty is through formality. “Labor informality is directly related to poverty,” she said. Salazar Nishi indicated that […]
In Peru, more than 96% of companies are mypes, but 8 out of 10 are still informal
In 2022, 86.7% of micro and small businesses (mypes) that operated in Peru were informal, an increase of 0.4% compared to 2021 and 2.9% compared to 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic; according to data from the National Household Survey (Enaho) presented by the Foreign Trade Society of Peru (ComexPerú) during the XVI APEC SME Summit. […]