Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Peru (Ratification: 1967)

The Committee notes the information in the Government’s report and the additional information provided in its communication received on 22 December 2015.

Articles 1–3 of the Convention. Active employment policy. Participation of the social partners. In its communication received on 22 December 2015, the Government indicated that national employment policies were in place in Peru which set forth coordinated, consistent and systematic actions to promote formal employment and create decent work throughout the country, differentiating the characteristics and needs of men and women, and particularly of vulnerable categories of the population. The Government indicates that the national employment policies were reviewed and approved by the social partners through the National Council for Labour and Employment Promotion (CNTPE). The Government encourages the participation of the social partners in the implementation of policies to promote independent employment and strategies to formalize work. The Government indicates that it is developing the Sectoral Strategy for the Formalization of Work to promote measures to address informality in the country by improving incentives to access formal employment. The Government adds that it has developed the proposal for the national plan for the promotion of productive employment in the framework of productive diversification (PNPEP), the objective of which is, inter alia, to increase medium- and long-term growth by generating a greater capacity for production and change to enable economic diversification and an increase in quality formal employment. The Committee notes the measures that have been adopted to promote entrepreneurship development with an eye to generating employment, including the enactment of Act No. 30056 to facilitate investment and boost productive development and growth of entrepreneurship. Within the framework of Act No. 30056, the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion (MTPE), in coordination with the Ministry of Production, are designing selection criteria to enable micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises to certify their training courses and thereby claim tax credit. The Committee also notes the publication in July 2014 of Act No. 30230, which established the fund for technological dissemination tools, entrepreneurial innovation, and supply chains and access to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprise markets. The Government adds that it is implementing measures to formalize the small-scale and artisanal mining activities in Puno. The Committee also notes the adoption of the “Trabaja Peru” programme through Supreme Decree No. 004-2012-TR, which aims to generate employment and promote sustainable quality employment for the unemployed and under-employed population in urban and rural areas. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of measures taken within the framework of the national employment policy, including information on the manner in which the measures adopted to promote the formalization of work and the development of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises have contributed to job creation. Please also include statistical data on the labour market situation and trends, disaggregated by sex and age.

Vulnerable categories of workers. The Government indicates that, in 2015, 5,558 persons with disabilities were hired in enterprises. In May 2015, the MTPE approved the guidelines for setting up and providing employment services with a disability perspective, as well as an action plan to improve employability in eight regions of the country. The Committee notes that, also in May 2015, the MTPE adopted supplementary rules for the application and monitoring of compliance with the employment quota for persons with disabilities applicable to private sector employers, which were subject to prior consultation with the social partners and with organizations of persons with disabilities. The Government also indicates that it has prepared a draft text for the promotion of employment and vocational training to improve the employability of pallaqueras (women who collect remnants of gold after it has been mined and sifted) with the active participation of the inhabitants of the areas concerned. The Committee requests the Government to provide updated information on measures adopted or envisaged to improve the employability of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, older workers and indigenous peoples, including information on the impact of the draft text to improve the employability of pallaqueras.

Youth employment. The Government indicates that its National Youth Employment Policy includes measures for young people to participate in productive networks and channels and in entrepreneurship training programmes. The National Youth Employment Programme Jóvenes Productivos is being implemented to develop and reinforce the professional skills of young people aged 15–29 years who are in extreme poverty, in both urban and rural areas. Between August 2011 and June 2015, the programme benefited a total of 81,990 young people. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the impact of the measures taken to integrate young people into the labour market, including statistical data disaggregated by sex.

Coordination of employment policies and vocational training. The Government indicates that 19 regions have regional vocational training policies in place and 12 of those have established vocational training plans. In 17 of the 19 regions, a positive average annual growth rate in employment has been reported, particularly in relation to persons with disabilities. The Government also indicates that, between September 2012 and May 2015, a total of 136,183 young persons received vocational training from the Vocational Guidance and Information Service. The Committee notes that the MTPE and the Ministry of Education are working jointly on the coordination of activities programmed under the vocational training policy and national employment policy. In this connection, both ministries established the Education and Employment Observatory to address the discrepancies between the training supply and labour demand. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact on job creation of coordination measures between the national employment policy and the vocational training policy.

Cooperatives. The Government indicates that the national online directory of cooperatives in Peru is still in operation and that a capacity-building programme to improve the management of cooperatives is being carried out. In 2014, a total of 405 cooperative members and 92 cooperatives at the national level participated in this programme. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which the cooperatives have contributed to the creation of productive employment. The Committee also requests the Government to provide information on the impact of the measures taken to combat and eradicate the practices of “pseudo-cooperatives”.