New study: More than half of service workers in Peru faced violence from customers

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Peru National strike rejects coup regime, demands action against organised crime [GLW] 29-10-2024

Peru Peru joining OECD must lead to improvements for workers [TUAC] 17-10-2024

Peru Forte Assa Abloy workers demand union rights [IndustriALL] 18-08-2024

Peru Another Domestic Worker Victim of Trafficking and Forced Labor in Peru It’s Time to Say ENOUGH! [IDWF] 02-08-2024

Peru Solidarity with National Strike for Democracy and Labour Rights [ITUC] 20-07-2024

Peru Union strike underway at MMG’s major Peruvian copper mine [Mgglehead] 29-11-2023

Peru Health workers announce indefinite national strike starting Oct. 10 [PSI] 08-10-2023

Peru Hialpesa workers celebrate reinstatement of union leaders [IndustriALL] 13-09-2023

Peru UNI presents Peruvian Congress with its groundbreaking survey of cleaners [UNI] 23-07-2023

Other news

Peru TUAC welcomes new affiliates from Costa Rica and Peru at 155th Plenary 2024-12-23 [TUAC]

New study: More than half of service workers in Peru faced violence from customers 2024-11-07 [UNI Global Union]

National strike rejects coup regime, demands action against organised crime 2024-10-29 [GLW]

Peru joining OECD must lead to improvements for workers 2024-10-17 [TUAC]

Smurfit Kappa workers in Peru strike for a living wage 2024-09-16 [IndustriALL]

Forte Assa Abloy workers demand union rights 2024-08-18 [IndustriALL]

Another Domestic Worker Victim of Trafficking and Forced Labor in Peru It’s Time to Say ENOUGH! 2024-08-02 [IDWF]

Solidarity with National Strike for Democracy and Labour Rights 2024-07-20 [ITUC]

Peru Indonesia and Peru among countries that must strengthen and enforce workers’ rights 2024-07-01 [TUAC]

SAFAP introduces Red Button app for more than 900 footballers 2024-01-28 [FIFPRO]

Attempts to Discredit Air Traffic Controllers in Lima, Peru is Unjust and Unsafe 2024-01-10 [IFATCA]

Union strike underway at MMG’s major Peruvian copper mine 2023-11-29 [Mgglehead]

Union set to strike at Peru's Las Bambas copper mine next week -leader 2023-11-21 [Saltwire]

Health workers announce indefinite national strike starting Oct. 10 2023-10-08 [PSI]

Hialpesa workers celebrate reinstatement of union leaders 2023-09-13 [IndustriALL]

Peru-based Laboratorios SMA SAC signs first collective bargaining agreement with union 2023-08-25 [IndustriALL]

India CITU extends solidarity to CGTP in their struggle to reinstatement former President Pedro Castillo 2023-08-19 [CITU]

UNI presents Peruvian Congress with its groundbreaking survey of cleaners 2023-07-23 [UNI]

Workers Call a Strike Against Boluarte in Puno 2023-05-31 [teleSUR]

Union at Peru�s Antapaccay Mining Company rejects change to shift system 2023-05-23 [IndustriALL]

Fire deep in gold mine in southern Peru kills 27 workers 2023-05-08 [The Union-Tribune]

Laboratorios SMA SAC in Peru intensifies union busting 2023-03-23 [IndustriALL]

'Women leadership starts with families encouraging girls to become leaders' 2023-03-09 [IFJ]

Workers’ protests continue to rage 2023-03-02 [BWI]

Unions take part in national strike against Peru’s government 2023-02-21 [IndustriALL]

Unions demand an end to lethal repression against protesters 2023-02-02 [ITUC]

PSI expresses its rejection of the excessive violence in the protests in Peru 2023-01-18 [PSI]

The WFTU condemns the authoritarian and anti-democratic attack Peruvian regime against civil and trade union freedoms 2023-01-17 [WFTU]

Peru #DefendDemocracy: BWI on the right-wing’s mobilisations in Peru and Brasil 2023-01-14 [ICM]

At least 72 attacks against media recorded by ANP since start of political crisis 2023-01-12 [IFJ]

IndustriALL stands in solidarity with affiliates in Peru 2022-12-26 [IndustriALL]

Unions lament political crisis, reject democratic backsliding 2022-12-15 [BWI]

Unions lament political crisis, reject democratic backsliding 2022-12-13 [BWI]

Landmark agreement for public health workers 2022-09-20 [UNI Global Union]

Peruvian union wins ground-breaking collective agreement at H&M 2022-09-09 [UNI Global Union]

Miners at Glencore Peru demand better working conditions 2022-08-18 [IndustriALL]

Miners at Glencore Peru demand better working conditions 2022-08-17 [IndustriALL]

USA Unite Here Stands With Unfairly Fired Union Leaders in Peru 2022-08-10 [UNI Global Union]

Victory! Peruvian construction workers win the right to retire at 55 2022-07-27 [BWI]

Victory! Peruvian construction workers win the right to retire at 55 2022-07-27 [BWI]

Recent Paro in Cusco is Latest Expression of Political Agency in Peru 2022-07-16 [Nacla]

Proyecto de ley del Ejecutivo busca penalizar a quien revele datos en investigaciones penales 2022-06-29 [FIP]

Indigenous mine protesters face violence from workers and police 2022-06-05 [The Independent]

Union Federation Supports Constitutional Referendum Proposal 2022-05-03 [teleSUR]

Peru: The Broken Dream of Transformative Government? 2022-04-30 [Nacla]

BWI signs OHS Declaration with Faber-Castell 2022-04-27 [ICM]

BWI signs OHS Declaration with Faber-Castell 2022-04-27 [BWI]

Workers Protest To Demand Minimum Wage Increase 2022-04-10 [teleSUR]

Weight reduction of cement bags gets consensus of gov't and employers 2022-03-23 [BWI]

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This month in labour history

7-01-1913 A strike for the 8-hour day began after workers rejected proposals from employers. In El Callao, there was a total stoppage of industry as gasworkers, mill workers, typographers, bakers and other unions came out on strike. [more]

15-01-1919 After strikes starting in Lima's textile factories workers won the right to an 8 hour day, despite the government arresting and torturing strike leaders. [more]