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Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021

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This brief examines data on employment in Peru from 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and analyzes the changes in employment brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery. It also provides key data on five groups of workers that are mainly informal: domestic workers, home-based workers, market traders, street vendors and waste pickers.

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Ramírez, Tomás, Carcelén, Renato, Roca, Carmen, and Vanek, Joann. Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34, , . WIEGO, 2023. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N34_Peru_0.pdfRamírez, T., Carcelén, R., Roca, C., and Vanek, J. (2023). Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N34_Peru_0.pdfRamírez, Tomás, Carcelén, Renato, Roca, Carmen, and Vanek, Joann. "Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34, WIEGO, 2023, .Ramírez Tomás, Carcelén Renato, Roca Carmen, and Vanek Joann. "Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34 (2023). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N34_Peru_0.pdfRamírez, T, Carcelén, R, Roca, C, and Vanek, J 2023, 'Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021', WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N34_Peru_0.pdfTomás Ramírez, Renato Carcelén, Carmen Roca, and Joann Vanek, 'Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021' (2023) WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34 Ramírez T., Carcelén R., Roca C., and Vanek J. Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34. 2023. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N34_Peru_0.pdfRamírez, Tomás, Carcelén, Renato, Roca, Carmen, and Vanek, Joann. Informal Workers in Peru: A Statistical Profile, 2015–2021. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 34. 2023. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WIEGO_Statistical_Brief_N34_Peru_0.pdf

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