CURRENT LABOR ISSUES
New holiday – June 7 was declared as a holiday to commemorate the Battle of Arica and the Flag Day.
Implementation and access to the Single Labor Certificate (“CUL”) is regulated.- This document, which may be obtained free of charge through the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, contains the following information to facilitate the hiring of persons of legal age:
Date of electronic issuance.
Identity data of the person.
Police record.
Criminal record.
Judicial record.
Academic background.
Work experience.
Other information relevant to employability.
The rule will enter into force after its regulations are published.
Agro-industrial activities included in the agricultural labor regime and incentives for the agricultural and irrigation, agro-export and agro-industrial sector are determined – For more information, go to the following link: Tax and Labor Alert.
Directive on labor inspection on forced labor and child labor of SUNAFIL.- The most relevant aspects of this new Directive are the following:
| Subject | Directive |
| Definitions | They define child labor, forced labor and applicable ages. |
| Complaints | Complaints of forced and/or child labor are of urgent and immediate attention. |
| Inspection visits | Labor inspectors, if necessary, act in conjunction with the PNP and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. |
| Unscheduled inspections | They are carried out in case situations of forced and/or child labor are detected within the framework of an inspective action programmed for another matter or, in the context of an orientation action on forced and/or child labor. |
| Infringement | In the inspective stage, the cases established in Article 25.7 of the RLGIT (e.g. when a minor over 14 years of age is found working without authorization) are considered irremediable. |
REMINDER OF THE MONTH
Entry into force of ILO Convention 190. On June 8, 2023, the Convention on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work – C190 came into force in Peru. Beyond the fact that the Peruvian State must adapt its legislation, we suggest that employers review their internal documents to comply with the provisions of the Convention, which go beyond sexual harassment and include, in general, all types of harassment, violence and discrimination in employment.
