Actors in the economy: Venezuelan immigration, informality and unemployment in Metropolitan Lima

Abstract

The displacement of population for improvements in living conditions for their family has been the constant migratory flux since biblical age, which have been accentuated by belligerent situations, socio-political crisis, such as the presence of governments authoritarian who do not ensure respect for law or periods of drought and famine that have led to the most dramatical displacement of population in the world. Actually it is the case of Venezuelan citizens, who leave their country of origin for the the critical situation in which they live and seek to improve their quality of life in other countries such as Peru. The arrival of migratory groups brings as a social consequence the presence of informal work activities. The billows of foreign migrants joined by national groups from the cities of Peru, as Lima city, have increased the urgent need jobs in unfavorable circumstances for the worker, increasing the informality and independent activities. Thereby, this socio-demographic situation leads to overcrowding, insecurity, increased violence, deficiency in health services, housing and education, and increased poverty, established enormous concern for government authorities, who must propose and give solutions to short, medium and long time.

Keywords: Migration, Venezuelan inmigration, Job informality, Unemployment.