Peru has suffered some serious strikes recently called by
several transport unions, preceded by various acts of violence
against business owners, workers and public transport
users.
The Automotive Association of Peru estimated the economic losses
caused by these events at more than PEN 240 million (about EUR 62
million) per day of strike.
This brings to mind not only how citizen insecurity affects the
activities of business owners and workers, but also how the public
transport system impacts the participation of the population in
employment – in particular, those who do not have access to
private transport and suffer from a low-quality public transport
offer.
Insecurity and precarious public transport: barriers to formal
employment
