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29 January, 2007 15:57:24 | in employment
Jobs in Peru: for how many?
Info provided and translated by theAmerican Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AmCham Peru)
Before the current discussion about labor issues, the potential of Peru as an exporting country is at jeopardy.
While U.S. congressmen demand that the U.S. Administration negotiates with their Peruvian counterparts a side letter that satisfies US democrat’s labor concerns in the U.S.-ATPA, in order to consider a favorable vote on the agreement, the Peruvian congress just passed and scheduled a bill for plenary vote regarding the “General Labor Law”.
In the case of the U.S. Congress, it is quite worrisome that the approval of the ATPA fails to come out of a political trap.
The fear –or in some cases demagogy of some- about losing American jobs facing the chance of an eventual flee of investors towards Peruvian territories, is wrongly supported in the mistaken argument that states that our labor regulations are less protective than the American ones.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Formal workers are way more protected than Americans. Moreover, the ATPA is what will contribute to the generation of more formal jobs in Peru, thus reducing the hiring rate of workers to whom their rights are not respected.
On the other hand, more jobs will also be created in the U.S. This is mainly fostered by greater export levels of American capital goods, supplies and technological products to Peru.
Also, the strategic alliances as a result of the ATPA will be the reason by which companies of both nations will turn to be more competitive. Thus, it is clear that while one wins, the other does not necessarily lose. On the contrary, both win.
In the case of Peru, it is difficult to understand why current congressmen approved a bill such as the General Labor Law, having in mind that it makes it more expensive to hire a formal worker and thus, it promotes the hiring of informal ones.
We shouldn’t forget that big companies don’t hire informal workers, not only because the protection of worker rights are the main standards of those companies, but also because the consumers are their best “enforcers.”
Thus, instead of promoting the capacitating of workers in order to achieve an increase of their productivity, the General Labor Law would reduce the competitivity of companies and workers, perpetuating poverty rates in Peru. Maybe it is simply that the notion of labor rights has turned 180°?
Also, the strategic alliances as a result of the ATPA will be the reason by which companies of both nations will turn to be more competitive. Thus, it is clear that while one wins, the other does not necessarily lose. On the contrary, both win.
In the case of Peru, it is difficult to understand why current congressmen approved a bill such as the General Labor Law, having in mind that it makes it more expensive to hire a formal worker and thus, it promotes the hiring of informal ones.
We shouldn’t forget that big companies don’t hire informal workers, not only because the protection of worker rights are the main standards of those companies, but also because the consumers are their best “enforcers.”
Thus, instead of promoting the capacitating of workers in order to achieve an increase of their productivity, the General Labor Law would reduce the competitivity of companies and workers, perpetuating poverty rates in Peru. Maybe it is simply that the notion of labor rights has turned 180°?
4 Comments
# joel zegarra contreras says :
12 February, 2007 [ 09:33 ]
21 February, 2008 [ 07:44 ]
21 August, 2008 [ 07:51 ]
2 June, 2009 [ 11:05 ]
# joel zegarra contreras says :
12 February, 2007 [ 09:33 ]
i've loooking for a job by the mon¿ment so i'm englsh -french teacher so this is my cell phone :97120031 i'm joel zegarra# Dave Carranza says :
21 February, 2008 [ 07:44 ]
For the most part, hopes are set on an economic upturn.But some people are skeptical and think that such upturn will not occur until future years.For others,recovery has already begun,but it is slow in producing results,as in evident from the recent drop in employement of some European countries.Economy recovery does not necessarily mean a reduction in umployment.While growth is modest,like in Peru,businesses prefer to utilize better the staff they already have rather than to employ others.That is, there is"jobless growth".Further,the number of unemployed often grows faster than the number of new jobs created.# dave C. says :
Today national economies are undergoing GLOBALIZATION. Some sconomists think that the creation of great,new supranational(I do not say super national ok?)trading areas,such as those of the North American Free trade agreement(NAFTA) and ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMY COOPERATION(APEC),may also give impetus to the world economy.
21 August, 2008 [ 07:51 ]
Plain B.S# Sergio Sosa says :
2 June, 2009 [ 11:05 ]
joel zegarra contreras says :
12 February, 2007 [ 09:33 ]i've loooking for a job by the mon¿ment so i'm englsh -french teacher so this is my cell phone :97120031 i'm joel zegarra
DUDE! I hope your English isn't an indication of how good your French is...
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