Peru More Than Tender

During the first week of intervention in Ica 245 companies have been audited.A total of 3200 agricultural workers from Ica were added to the payroll as a result of the first week of inspections carried out by 50 SUNAFIL inspectors in the cities of Ica Nazca Palpa Pisco and Chincha. This figure will increase in the following days as the employers comply with providing the information required by the labor inspectors.Of the total number of workers mentioned in three companies in the province of Ica 543 hidden workers were found so that the inspectors do not detect their situation of labor informality. However when they were found their immediate registration was ordered on the payroll without prejudice to the labor inspectors issuing the corresponding infraction record for this obstruction of the inspection work. It should be noted that for a better job in the face of labor informality as in this case of hiding workers drones have been used.As part of the inspections 489 inspection orders were opened 245 in socio-labor standards and 244 in occupational health and safety since 245 companies were intervened - between agro-industrial and agro-exporters. These orders are under investigation the maximum term for which is 30 business days. During these inspections some companies found non-compliance with the minimum conditions of safety and health at work which had been affecting workers such as lack of provision of drinking water hygienic services inadequate dining rooms and lack of sunscreen. The same was the case with health measures for the prevention of COVID-19. A lack of masks a face shield for staff traveling in buses alcohol and temperature measurement among others was observed. Many of these non-compliances and at the request of the labor inspection were corrected immediately or the day after the inspection However when this has not been possible the respective requirement has been made so that - within a reasonable time and in accordance with the law - the employer complies with correcting them which will be verified by the labor inspectors. In this way the workers who need to work and neither will the companies will be affected since production will continue but respecting social and labor rights and the minimum safety conditions for work.