The covid-19 pandemic had different effects on the productive sectors of the economy, with the most vulnerable segments being the ones that were most affected by the situation.
Precisely, a study prepared by the international organization Wiego in 12 cities in the world, including Lima, prolonging the consequences of the pandemic in informal work, becoming an interesting source of information for adequate attention to this issue.
"The Wiego report provided important qualitative information, because it shows how the pandemic affected various aspects of workers in the informal sector," said the director of "Promoción del Empleo y Autoempleo del Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE)", Arturo García.
In this sense, the official said that his sector will work on the development of an updated register to serve the self-employed population in a vulnerable situation.
"The recommendations to work on the issue of formalization of this important sector of workers are interesting," he asserted.
The director of "Promoción del Empleo y Autoempleo of the MTPE" added that it is important to specify and define what options can be designed within the framework of the productive self-employment service.
“The recommendations contained in Wiego's research are in line with what is recognized as important by our sector, such as small loans, self-employment registration and establishing formalization goals at the local level,” he said.
Multi-sector group
García commented that the Wiñay Warmi Multisectoral Group for Women will work with this sector of the population affected by the pandemic.
“As a good part of those affected are women, the issue with respect to independent workers will have to be addressed. It will be important to collect these contributions from Wiego, to analyze the edge related to women”, she referred.
According to her, she said, the issue of credit to self-employed women should be placed on the agenda.
"Beyond the delivery of bonds, we will evaluate the granting of small loans for working capital," she added.
The representative of the MTPE stressed that, although local governments are in charge of the decoration and order of their jurisdictions, there are points that are not observed adequately.
“In this aspect, we consider that work should be done on trade registers in public spaces and, even, a pilot could be implemented at the level of some districts or regions,” he said.
Recommendations
Among the recommendations given by the Wiego organization, according to the results of the study, the creation of a high-level commission convened by the central government, made up of different levels of the State, stands out.
Likewise, establish a national policy with a territorial approach, which includes formalization goals at the municipal level.
In addition, it is recommended to create a registry of informal self-employed workers: mandatory, but with incentives, advice on relocation and formalization projects, day care centers, homes for the elderly.
Regarding the granting of credits, it is proposed to freeze interest on debt, credit without interest and then with accessible conditions, in accordance with the income level of this population.
Another recommendation of the Wiego study is the use of public spaces on the outskirts of Lima regulated with market logic and with a clear sense of formalization.
Data
According to The Wiego study, 91% of those surveyed exhausted their savings within three months of the start of the quarantine in 2020.
- 40% stopped working for more than 10 days in one or more months, since June 2020. Of these, six out of 10 stopped working for reasons linked to the pandemic. The sectors most affected in terms of income were merchants on public roads, newspapers, domestic workers and recyclers.
- 50% stated that someone in their household has tested positive for COVID-19 since mid-2020, while 34% missed work to care for themselves or a family member.
- 58% of employment in Peru is informal and is made up mostly of independent workers.
- 60% of those surveyed said they had accessed the bonds granted by the government.
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