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In order to raise awareness of the importance of dealing adequately with cases of sexual harassment at work, in accordance with current legislation, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) trained approximately 520 workers and employers in workplaces in Metropolitan Lima.
It was at the conference: "Prevention and punishment of sexual harassment at work: Scope of current regulations", organized by the Directorate for the Promotion and Protection of Fundamental Rights and Safety and Health at Work of the Regional Directorate of Labor and Employment Promotion of Metropolitan Lima (DRPELM).
On the day, specialists from the MTPE, the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) and the Superintendence of Labor Inspection (Sunafil) specified the scope of Law No. 27942, Law on Prevention and Punishment of Sexual Harassment, whose objective is to mitigate this bad practice that occurs in the workplace.
Precisely, the topics addressed were: "Actions developed by the MTPE for the protection of women's labor rights, with emphasis on the prevention and attention of sexual harassment at work", "Gender violence at work. Protection mechanisms against harassment" and "The role of the Labor Inspection System for the protection of women's fundamental labor rights."
The regional director of Labor and Employment Promotion of Metropolitan Lima of the MTPE, Ever Benildo Ruiz Vargas, urged participants to use the Work without Harassment Service and the 1819 toll-free line for legal and psychological guidance in cases of sexual harassment at work, accessible from any operator nationwide.
Likewise, the Director of Promotion and Protection of Fundamental Rights and Safety and Health at Work, Jacqueline Alissa Espinoza Rincón, reported that the attention for these cases is also carried out in person at the headquarters of the MTPE and virtually through the virtual services platform https://extranet.trabajo.gob.pe/extranet/web/citas.
