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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Este artículo examina en qué medida la Ley N.º 31047/2020 de Perú, que otorga a los trabajadores domésticos remunerados plenos derechos legales y protección social, ha mejorado el acceso de los trabajadores a contratos y derechos. Analizamos datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Perú y presentamos perspectivas a partir de entrevistas con cinco empleadores y un grupo focal de 11 trabajadores. Estos complementan los hallazgos estadísticos sobre la implementación de la ley, sus desafíos y sugerencias de políticas. Encontramos que los derechos de los trabajadores no se han respetado en gran medida debido tanto a la escasa aplicación de la legislación por parte del Estado como al incumplimiento de los empleadores, una situación facilitada por la "disformalidad" socioeconómica de Perú.

Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	455-476
Número de páginas	22
Publicación	International Labour Review
Volumen	163
N.º	3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12436
Estado	Publicación electrónica previa a su impresión - 5 set. 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).

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Sociedad disformal
Trabajadores domésticos
Aplicación de la ley
Empleo informal
Legislación laboral
Perú
Espacio relacional
Política social
Estado débil
Derechos de los trabajadores

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