The Peruvian government has allocated more than S/ 42.7 million to create 11,209 temporary jobs across 214 districts in 20 regions.
Funding for the initiative is being distributed through the Llamkasun program, managed by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, to generate short-term employment and reduce infrastructure risks.
The allocated money will finance the cleaning and desilting of river channels, alongside preventative works designed to mitigate weather hazards linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon. Work crews will stabilize areas exposed to landslides and mudslides, while also repairing urban and rural roads damaged by natural disasters.
Minister of Labor and Employment Promotion Juan Sheput said the government was bringing state presence to the districts that need it most. He added that every temporary job created through the scheme represents a direct source of income for a family.
Targeting vulnerable communities
The Llamkasun program provides work opportunities for adults aged 18 and older who are unemployed, underemployed, or living in poverty or extreme poverty. The national government scheme also actively promotes the inclusion of senior citizens and people with disabilities in local cleanup and infrastructure projects.
Llamkasun operates as Peru's primary social employment mechanism during periods of economic hardship and natural emergency. The South American nation regularly faces intense seasonal weather caused by El Niño, which warms Pacific coastal waters and triggers torrential rainfall. These heavy rains frequently cause huaicos, a Quechua term widely used in Peru to describe fast-moving mudslides and flash floods that devastate mountain valleys and lowland infrastructure.
Breakdown of government funding
The government published four separate supreme decrees to authorize the funding distribution. Supreme Decree No. 011-2026-TR accounts for the largest share, releasing S/ 38,340,508 to finance 214 activities and create 10,050 temporary jobs across 20 regions.
A second measure, Supreme Decree No. 013-2026-TR, authorizes S/ 2,274,316 for 13 immediate intervention activities across districts in nine regions, creating 616 temporary jobs.
Supreme Decree No. 010-2026-TR assigns S/ 1,968,108 for 10 activities in the central region of Junín, generating 504 temporary jobs specifically to address earthquake damage. Additionally, Supreme Decree No. 012-2026-TR provides S/ 147,000 for a single project in Villa El Salvador, an urban district of Lima affected by heavy rains and flooding, creating 39 temporary jobs.
Regions receiving assistance
The beneficiary regions span Peru's coastal, Andean, and Amazonian territory. They include Áncash, Ayacucho, Lambayeque, Huancavelica, Junín, Lima, Apurímac, Cajamarca, Arequipa, Amazonas, San Martín, Puno, Loreto, Huánuco, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Tacna, La Libertad, Cusco, and Ica.
Public intervention projects under Llamkasun are intended to reduce physical risks to community infrastructure while providing immediate financial relief to households across affected provinces.
