Peruvian Laws, Norms, Legal Codes & Decrees

This law applies to workers subject to the private activity labor regime who provide services for private employers.

The purpose of the law is to regulate the exercise of the right to collective bargaining of state workers’ union organizations, under the provisions of article 28 of the political constitution of Peru and the provisions of convention 98 and convention 151 of the International Labor Organization.

This law regulates the labor inspection system, its composition, organic structure, powers and competencies, under convention no. 81 of the International Labor Organization.

This law regulates the exercise of citizen participation and control rights under the Constitution. Citizens’ participation rights are: Constitutional reform initiative, initiative in the formation of laws, referendum, initiative in the formation of regional ordinances and municipal ordinances; and other participation mechanisms established in c...

This Law establishes the general economic and regulatory guidelines for land transportation and transit and governs the entire territory of the Republic. Transportation by cable, by conveyor belts and by pipelines is not included in this law.

The Occupational Health and Safety Law aims to promote a culture of prevention of occupational hazards in the country. For this, it has the duty of prevention by employers, the role of supervision and control of the state and the participation of workers and their union organizations, who, through social dialogue, ensure the promotion, dissemina...

Peru implemented the law against human trafficking and migrant smuggling in January 2007, based on the framework of the United Nations Convention against transnational organized crime.

Telehealth is the use of digital information and communication technologies, such as computers and mobile devices, to access healthcare services remotely and manage healthcare.

Conciliation is an institution that is made up as an alternative mechanism for resolving conflicts, by which the parties go to an extrajudicial conciliation center to be assisted in the search for a consensual solution to the conflict. The conciliation can be in person or through electronic means or similar others under the regulations.

This code establishes the norms for the protection and defense of consumers, establishing as a guiding principle of the social and economic policy of the state the protection of the rights of consumers, within the framework of the Political Constitution of Peru and in a social market economy regime