The hiring of foreign workers in Peru: Procedures and agreements subscribed by our country facilitating it

• Autores: Ataca Ugaz, May Lin, Galindo Valer, Valeria
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/10863
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/10863
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Foreign personnel labor law; foreigner’s hiring; migration covenants; labor facilities; labor legal framework; Derecho Laboral Migratorio; contratación de extranjeros; convenios migratorios; facilidades laborales; marco legal laboral

Over the past years, our country has witnessed a great increase in the hiring of foreigners for work purposes. It is in this context that it becomes relevant what has been established by de Legislative Decree 689, the Act of Recruitment of Foreign Personnel.In the present article, the authors develop the legal framework of foreigner´s hiring in Peru, as well as its requirements, limits, migration procedures and its scope of application. A reference is also made to the International Covenants signed by our country regarding the topic. The authors conclude, however, that national regulation on the hiring of foreign personnel is insufficient and has alimited scope.