From dead letter to functional policy?: domestic workers' rights and “disformality” in Peru

Leda M. Pérez; Andrea Gandolfi

doi:10.1111/ilr.12436

From dead letter to functional policy? domestic workers' rights and “disformality” in Peru

Leda M. Pérez
, Andrea Gandolfi

Universidad del Pacífico

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Abstract

This article examines the extent to which Peru's Law No. 31047/2020, which grants paid domestic workers full legal rights and social protection, has improved workers' access to contracts and rights. We analyse data from Peru's National Household Survey and present insights from interviews with five employers and a focus group of 11 workers. These complement statistical findings regarding the law's implementation, challenges and policy suggestions. We find that workers' rights have largely not been upheld owing to both the State's poor enforcement of the legislation and employer non-compliance, a situation enabled by Peru's socio-economic “disformality”.

Translated title of the contribution	¿De letra muerta a política funcional?: derechos de las trabajadoras domésticas y «desformalidad» en el Perú
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	455-476
Number of pages	22
Journal	International Labour Review
Volume	163
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12436
State	E-pub ahead of print - 5 Sep 2024

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Publisher Copyright: © The authors 2024 Journal compilation © International Labour Organization 2024.

This article is also available in French, in Revue internationale du Travail 163 (3), and Spanish, in Revista Internacional del Trabajo 143 (3). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ilrs.12332

Publisher Copyright: © The authors 2024 Journal compilation © International Labour Organization 2024.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Disformal society
Domestic workers
Enforcement
Informal employment
Labour legislation
Peru
Relational space
Social policy
Weak state
Workers' rights

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From dead letter to functional policy? domestic workers' rights and “disformality” in Peru

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