TY - JOUR
T1 - Vulnerable Women in a Pandemic: paid Domestic Workers and COVID-19 in Peru
AU - Pérez, Leda M.
AU - Gandolfi, Andrea
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank N. Espinosa for her assistance in the final preparation of this article. We are also most grateful to L. C. V?zquez for helping with the translation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Society for Latin American Studies
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Society for Latin American Studies
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Paid domestic workers (PDWs) in Peru, who are predominantly women, are one of the most vulnerable labour sectors in the country. We argue that an important factor explaining this is linked to national legislation that grants only partial rights to the sector, thus maintaining inferior labour conditions for such workers. Here we share our analysis of a survey of 314 PDWs, conducted between April and May 2020, confirming that PDWs in Peru are highly unprotected, particularly during the COVID pandemic, in which there has been a lack of comprehensive social protection schemes.
AB - Paid domestic workers (PDWs) in Peru, who are predominantly women, are one of the most vulnerable labour sectors in the country. We argue that an important factor explaining this is linked to national legislation that grants only partial rights to the sector, thus maintaining inferior labour conditions for such workers. Here we share our analysis of a survey of 314 PDWs, conducted between April and May 2020, confirming that PDWs in Peru are highly unprotected, particularly during the COVID pandemic, in which there has been a lack of comprehensive social protection schemes.
KW - care economy
KW - COVID-19
KW - domestic workers
KW - labour rights
KW - vulnerable population
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U2 - 10.1111/blar.13212
DO - 10.1111/blar.13212
M3 - Artículo de revista
AN - SCOPUS:85098137265
SN - 0261-3050
VL - 39
SP - 79
EP - 83
JO - Bulletin of Latin American Research
JF - Bulletin of Latin American Research
IS - S1
ER -
