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

• Main Authors: Ataca Ugaz, May Lin, Galindo Valer, Valeria
• Format: Others
• Language: Español
• Published: THĒMIS-Revista de Derecho 2014
• Subjects: Law; 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
• Online Access: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/10863/11369; http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/108493

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. === Durante los últimos años, nuestro país ha presenciado un incremento en el número deextranjeros contratados con fines laborales. Es en este contexto que resulta importante lo establecido por el Decreto Legislativo 689, Ley de Contratación de Personal Extranjero.En el presente artículo, las autoras desarrollan el marco legal de la contratación de extranjeros en el Perú, sus requisitos, limites, procedimiento migratorio y ámbitos de aplicación. Asimismo, se hace referencia a los convenios internacionales celebrados por nuestro país sobre la materia. Se llega a concluir, sin embargo, que la regulación nacional en materia laboral migratoria es insuficiente y sólo tieneun alcance parcial.