Peru labor ministry resolves 14 conflicts to benefit over 53,000 workers

The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) resolved 14 labor conflicts in Peru between August and October through conciliation meetings and extra-process encounters.

These agreements settled disputes between employers and unions to lift strikes or prevent work stoppages. The ministry reported that these settlements benefited 53,293 workers in both the public and private sectors. Of this total, 49,763 workers belong to the public sector and 3,530 belong to the private sector.

Notable outcomes included a new pay scale for over 800 workers at the National Superintendency of Labor Inspection (Sunafil) after 13 years without a full update. In the private sector, the company H&M and its union of 185 members signed a collective agreement on October 28 to resolve claims for 2025 and 2026. This deal included school allowances and support for workers with children who have disabilities and need rehabilitation therapies.

In the mining sector, the company Minera Orex and its unions ended a 40-day strike in Arequipa by signing two collective agreements that offer economic, labor, and social improvements. In the public sector, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation and the National Union of Workers of the Ministry of Agriculture (Sinatrama) reached a deal on October 16, leading the union of 800 members to drop a planned indefinite general strike.

The MTPE also provided 110 technical assistance sessions to regional authorities to improve how they handle labor conflicts. One such intervention occurred in Apurímac, where the regional office and the ministry helped negotiations between the hospital Guillermo Díaz de la Vega and its administrative union. This meeting canceled a planned 48-hour strike for 53 union members.