Peru: OECD programme on Responsible Business Conduct
“Responsible Business Conduct Country Fact Sheet Peru”- 2019
…The OECD, in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the European Union (EU), has launched a four-year programme (2019-2022) to promote and enable Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean (RBC LAC) in nine partner countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Peru). Under this programme, the OECD will contribute its expertise on Responsible Business Conduct to strengthen government policies for RBC, help business to conduct due diligence in priority sectors, and strengthen access to remedy by reinforcing National Contact Points for RBC (NCPs). This note provides background information and data on Peru’s trade and investment situation, with a focus on the agriculture and mining/extractives sectors… Peru is an upper middle-income economy with a good track record in bringing socioeconomic progress and well-being for its citizens. Some vulnerabilities remain, particularly the reliance of the economy on natural resources (and related industries) to sustain growth and integration in global trade…