Vulnerable Women in a Pandemic
Paid Domestic Workers and Covid-19 in Peru
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3816799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leda M Pérez (0000-0002-3809-2866, Universidad del Pacífico Peru), Andrea Gandolfi (0000-0002-7961-1431, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru Peru) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 79-83 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/blar.13212 |
| OpenAlex | W3114968063 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 1 |
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
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economic growth · Economics · Legislation · Migrant workers · Pandemic · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Sex work and related issues · Virology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |