On this Father’s Day, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) highlights that 9 out of 10 fathers in Peru work to support their families and contribute to the economic and social development of the country.
Around 90.9% of the parents were working in some occupation in the last year; 7.6% were inactive at work, mainly doing household chores; and only 1.5% were looking for a job, according to the results of the 2022 National Household Survey (Enaho).
Most of the parents work in companies made up of one to 10 workers (73.1%), followed by those who work in large companies with more than 100 employees (17.5%).
According to the aforementioned study, the majority of parents worked in service (34.4%), extractive (30.5%) and construction (13.0%) activities. Likewise, 49.4% worked as salaried employees and 42.6% as self-employed.
The profile of working parents is characterized mostly by being married or cohabiting (93.4%), they are between 30 and 59 years old (77.3%), with secondary education (51.2%) and higher (26 ,5%), and three out of 10 live in the department of Lima.
One of the main challenges in the Peruvian labor market is the informality that affects the majority of working parents in the country. According to Enaho, approximately seven out of 10 employed fathers work in precarious conditions without access to social benefits that guarantee their security.
Source: Larepublica
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