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

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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.

Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	79-83
Número de páginas	5
Publicación	Bulletin of Latin American Research
Volumen	39
N.º	S1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.13212
Estado	Publicada - dic. 2020

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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.

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© 2020 Society for Latin American Studies

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