Vulnerable Women in a Pandemic: paid Domestic Workers and COVID-19 in Peru

Leda M. Pérez; Andrea Gandolfi

doi:10.1111/blar.13212

Vulnerable Women in a Pandemic: paid Domestic Workers and COVID-19 in Peru

Leda M. Pérez, Andrea Gandolfi

Universidad del Pacífico

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-83
Number of pages	5
Journal	Bulletin of Latin American Research
Volume	39
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.13212
State	Published - Dec 2020

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Keywords

care economy
COVID-19
domestic workers
labour rights
vulnerable population

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